DoS is okay, as long as you have money
The Hon. Howard Berman (D-Calif.) is intoducing a bill that would attempt to minimize the illegal trading of copyrighted songs and other content on "peer-to- peer" (P2P) networks by permitting copyright holders by using, among other methods, Denial of Service Attacks against p2p networks such as KaZaA or WinMX, etc. Ok, how will this help? Lets just let anyone with "copyright holders" a free reign to attack legal systems. When will people learn that it is not the system, its the users stupid! This is just a ploy for vigilante justice, Spagetti Western-style. Can I DoS the RIAA for taking my fair-use rights away?While we are at it, lets review some figures; Last year music fans bought 18 billion dollars worth of music! In the face of growing profits, the RIAA still claims that the internet cuts into thier profits. So much so here is a short laundry list of RIAA proposals: The RIAA wants to hack your PC, they want to your tax dollors to fight unrestricted fair- use [they call it piracy - but we do not live on the high seas] and shutting down every microcaster in thier path toward total control of the industry. Remember, the RIAA represents 85% of the music industry but is making policy for 100% of the industry.
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