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Hey! The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) want the right to attack your computer if they have a "reasonable basis" to believe piracy is happening. I'm certain they'll never make a mistake.
Other critics have pointed out that because the proposal applies to any copyright holder, news organizations, photographers, and even the Church of Scientology would be granted new hacking authority.

I guess I'm old fashioned but I always thought that law enforcement officals were supposed to investigate crimes. I seem to remember something about that in the Constitution. Who are these people accountable too? Police are accountable to elected officals. I think I'd like to enforce some laws too. Wouldn't you like that? If I got to enforce laws? I think I'd like enforcing laws.

The MPAA and RIAA already get to write the laws (see DMCA) and now they want to enforce them too? Not fair.

posted on Thursday, July 25, 2002 3:16 PM Print
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