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Bush Signs Law Targeting P2P Pirates

File-swappers who distribute a single copy of a prerelease movie on the Internet can be imprisoned for up to three years, according to a bill that President Bush signed into law on Wednesday. The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act, approved by the House of Representatives last Tuesday, represents the entertainment…

3 Responses to “Bush Signs Law Targeting P2P Pirates”

Posted by: michaeltoe - 04/29/2005

Good thing I don’t steal trashy American movies. Not even worth the bandwidth. Blech…
Posted by: eric - 05/05/2005

i don’t see why they have to stick family in front of so many laws. what does family have to do with stealing movies and releasing them on the internet? :O

oh and great to see you still using that icon i made you awhile back.
Posted by: MiCk-MiCk - 05/08/2005

You ever feel like we are moving closer to the 50’s?