--- Michael Perelman <michael at ecst.csuchico.edu>
wrote:
>
> Why John Conyers? Any ideas?
>
> On Thu, Jul 17, 2003 at 02:59:08PM -0400, Doug
> Henwood wrote:
> > At 2:46 PM -0400 7/17/03, CBS MarketWatch wrote:
> >
> > >FEDS COULD SEND MUSIC SHARERS TO JAIL
> > >
> > >WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Allowing someone to copy
> music off your hard
> > >drive could cost you prison time, under
> legislation introduced by
> > >lawmakers from Michigan and California.
> > >
> > >The bill was introduced Wednesday by Reps. John
> Conyers, D-Mich., and
> > >Howard Berman, D-Calif. It makes uploading a
> single copyrighted file a
> > >felony, with penalties including five years in
> prison and a fine up to
> > >$250,000. "While existing laws have been useful,
> they simply do not go
> > >far enough," Conyers said. He is the ranking
> Democrat on the House
> > >Judiciary Committee.
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