A bill to criminalize file-sharing on the Internet is moving rapidly through the U.S. Congress. The measure — which last week was just a draft proposal circulating among members of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property — has been scheduled for action by that panel tomorrow afternoon.
Reportedly, the proposed law makes it easier for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to seek criminal prosecutions against file-sharers of copyrighted material.
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Proposed Bill Would Criminalize File-Sharing
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. March 30, 2004 08:16 AMA bill to criminalize file-sharing on the Internet is moving rapidly through the U.S. Congress. The measure — which last week was just a draft proposal circulating among members of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property — has been scheduled for action by that panel tomorrow afternoon.
Reportedly, the proposed law makes it easier for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to seek criminal prosecutions against file-sharers of copyrighted material.