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Started by Beer Man
Sat, 27 Jul 2002 11:31
Democrat from Calif says Music Execs can hack YOUR computer
Author: Beer Man
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 11:31
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 [ snip ] 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?
Re: Democrat from Calif says Music Execs can hack YOUR computer
Author: Mitchell Holman
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 13:49
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 13:49
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bm@beerman.com (Beer Man) wrote in news:GGD72g2gh67CA56@beman.com: > 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 > > [ snip ] Here is part of that [snip] "Berman is the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary subcommittee on courts, the Internet and intellectual property. Other sponsors of the measure include Reps. Howard Coble, R-N.C., Lamar Smith, R-Texas, and Robert Wexler, D-Fla. Coble has also received significant contributions from the entertainment industry." My goodness, what are all those *Republicans* doing there?
Re: Democrat from Calif says Music Execs can hack YOUR computer
Author: Jak Crow
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 09:14
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 09:14
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On Sat, 27 Jul 2002 13:49:00 GMT, Mitchell Holman <ta2eene@attbi.com> wrote: >bm@beerman.com (Beer Man) wrote in news:GGD72g2gh67CA56@beman.com: > >> 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 >> >> [ snip ] > > > Here is part of that [snip] > >"Berman is the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary >subcommittee on courts, the Internet and intellectual >property. Other sponsors of the measure include Reps. >Howard Coble, R-N.C., Lamar Smith, R-Texas, and Robert >Wexler, D-Fla. Coble has also received significant >contributions from the entertainment industry." > > > My goodness, what are all those *Republicans* >doing there? Getting their cut of the bribes? :)
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