Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007 will crack down on file-sharing

[Jorge]

Legislation proposed by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will criminalize "attempts" to infringe copyrights, permit wiretaps for piracy investigations, and allow easier seizure of PCs and other hardware used to commit copyright infringement.
<p>On the very same day that cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies, and even some universities had to finally meet the FBI's requirement allowing it to essentially "wiretap" internet users, the Attorney "Generalisimo" himself, Alberto Gonzalez, was submitting a legislative proposal
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[MrGonzo]

seriously what does this mean for canadiens?

[barrakuda]

That's intense. I don't know what else to say

[mascott]

OK, there are those in the Justice Department that have been bought. So, what else is new.
Next, we will probably hear about some representative proposing legislation on the subject.

[Excrement_Cranium]

...intellectual property is critical to not only our economy but also to the public's health and safety...


So... downloading the new Mike Jones is gonna cost us money, give me herpes, and blow off 3 of my fingers?

Honestly... I don't get the health and safety link here.

Does Nickelback have detailed blueprints of our military compounds if you play it backwards?

[mascott]

This appears to be a legislative proposal, designed to benefit the Republican party.
When the candidates contact the companies that make the contributions, The candidates can say "See, we're trying to help you".
That's all that things similar to this are used for. And the constituents bite every time.