Democrat from Calif says Music Execs can hack YOUR computer

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From: Beer Man
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 11:31

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WASHINGTON -- A proposal by a California congressman would give
the entertainment industry broad new powers to try to stop people
from downloading pirated music and movies off the Internet. 

Rep. Howard L. Berman, D-Calif., formally proposed legislation that
would give the industry unprecedented new authority to secretly hack
into consumers' computers or knock them off-line entirely if they 
are caught downloading copyrighted material

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Full article at:
http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-downloading-music0727jul26.story?coll=sns%2Dap%2Dpolitics%2Dheadlines

!!! So Democrat Berman thinks protecting the cash flow of spoiled
rich rock stars makes it okay to hack your computer?!?!?

What will those nutty Californian think of next?!?

Those super rich record companies must give a lot of money to
the Democratic Party in California!

Will Gray Davis sign the proposal into law?

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From: bm@beerman.com (Beer Man)
Subject: Democrat from Calif says Music Execs can hack YOUR computer
Organization: Democrats ARE Big Money Entertainment whores
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