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…

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3 comments

  1. michaeltoe
    Friday, April 29, 2005 at 1:07 am

    Good thing I don’t steal trashy American movies. Not even worth the bandwidth. Blech…

  2. eric
    Thursday, May 05, 2005 at 2:59 am

    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.

  3. MiCk-MiCk
    Sunday, May 08, 2005 at 12:06 pm

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

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