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p2pnet.net | news | HR 2517 - the FBI p2p prosecution bill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | Because today is the day Lamar Smith, backed by John Conyers and Hollywood Howard Berman, plan to present changes to their Copyright Enforcement Bill as a markup statement to the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. |
 | | As it stands, HR 2517 is designed to, "To enhance criminal enforcement of the copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify the authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works." |
 | | But HR 2517 is about more than blocking spyware and making it a felony to record movies in theatres. |
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