[CLUE-Talk] Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act of 2003

[Jed S. Baer]

On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 10:52:57 -0600
Dennis J Perkins <djperkins at americanisp.net> wrote:

> So this bill, if enacted, will criminalize about 1/5 of our population?

Well, if they're providingng/downloading unlicensed/payed-for copies of
copyrighted material, then they're already criminals, no?

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the RIAA/MPAA dying a quick and painful
death. But does this bill target, in any way, people who are providing
either works in the public domain or works to which they hold the rights?

jed

> Jeffery Cann wrote:
> 
> >Please consider contacting your Representatives on this matter.
> >Jeff
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >-------------------------- MembersMembers of the U.S. Congress July 17
> >introduced the Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and
> >Security (ACCOPS) Act of 2003, targeting for criminal prosecution the
> >60 million Americans engaged in Internet file sharing of music and
> >movies.
> >
> >The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) criticized the measure as an  
> >overbroad and misguided attack on peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing  
> >technology. of the U.S. Congress July 17 introduced the Author,
> >Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act of
> >2003, targeting for criminal prosecution the 60 million Americans
> >engaged in Internet file sharing of music and movies.
> >
> >The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) criticized the measure as an  
> >overbroad and misguided attack on peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing 
> >technology.
> >
> >EFFs advisory:
> ><http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/20030717_eff_pr.php>
> >
> >Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security (ACCOPS) 
> >Act of 2003:
> ><http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/20030716_conyer-berman.php>
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