[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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