[TriLUG] (Slightly OT)New Bill in Congress would make file-swapping a felony

Mike Johnson mike at enoch.org
Thu Jul 17 11:37:49 EDT 2003


Chris Merrill [cmerrill at nc.rr.com] wrote:
 
> Incidentally, the bill also makes it illegal to register a domain name with
> false identity information.  IMO, that's a good thing.

This is the part that pisses me off the most.  Until I can register a domain
without having my freaking address out there for -everyone- to see, I'll
keep registering with fake info.

It's a stupid bill.  A felony is not a reasonable punishment for sharing
a piece of copyritten material.  Certainly, it's illegal, but it should
not be a federal felony.  A felony is not a reasonable punishment for
falsifying domain registration information.  Think about it.  There are
far more serious crimes that carry less punishment.

Sharing copywritten material is already a crime.  This bill goes way too
far.

Mike "felony waiting to happen" Johnson
-- 
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 YOUR LASER CANNONS!" -- Brak

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