[ba-unrev-talk] MPAA, immunity, cyber crimes
Read the responses to this one... (01)
http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/02/07/25/190235.shtml?tid=123 (02)
"The news has been buzzing around for the last couple of days that
Representative Berman, whose palm has been crossed with silver by the
entertainment industry, would introduce a bill permitting copyright holders
to hack or DoS people allegedly distributing their works without
permission. Well, the bill has been introduced - read it and weep. Although
the bill wouldn't allow copyright owners to alter or delete files on your
machine, they would be allowed to DoS you in essentially any other way. Let
me restate that: the MPAA and RIAA are asking that they be allowed to
perform what would otherwise be federal and state criminal acts and civil
torts, and you will have essentially no remedy against them under any laws
of the United States. " (03)