[lbo-talk] five years for sharing a file!

[matthew bradley]

According to the metapost of a story covering this same thing at 
Slashdot.org, someone looked up both their names at OpenSecrets.org and 
found that both of these guys - Conyers and Berman - (or their local 
parties, or however it works) get over a quarter of their funding from 
Hollywood interests.

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Michael Perelman 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:
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>>>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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