Lawmaker: Let studios hack P2P networks

A California congressman is preparing a bill that would let copyright owners, such as
record labels or movie studios, launch high-tech attacks against file-swapping
networks where their wares are traded.
 
is that senator insane?

1. what would allowing "industry" hackers to hack do if they weren't allowed to "damage or harm" the users' computers?

2. Wouldn't this also be a non-legal search, violating constintutional rights (unless these non-law-enforcement officers were to somehow procure legal warrants). Even if filesharing activity were labled "public," can't action against illegal activites only be carried out by law-enforcement agencies? Is he saying we create a legal vigilanty group?

3. If he thinks that filesharing networks "exacerbate piracy," wouldn't allowing copyright-infringed people to hack legally create a situation potentially allowing a ton of abuses?
 
4. Oops the bill does not propose legal "hacking" per-se, but instead proposes legalizing various, essentially, stalking and spamming, and other illegal harrasment.

Tactics proposed, include:
 
Fortunately, BearShare 3.0.0 Beta 64 defends against all of the industry attacks on the network (and more):

http://www.bearshare.com/forum/announcement.php?forumid=50
 
If the government can give a power, doesn't that mean they have that power?

So that means if the government doesn't like what you have to say, they can now ping and spam you till you give up. And watch out if you don't pay your car registration on time!

Are the ISPs going to charge them for excessive bandwidth use too?
 
The goverment always have power to do anything,
but they dont tell you and pretend to be so much democratic
I mean, hey, heard of Echelon, Carnivore and other stuRAB?

There are too many things we don't know of
 
Read the whole Text:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...-2002Jun25.html

The author of the Bill : Howard Berman's web page (read More)

http://www.house.gov/berman/

I thought "Denial of Service" was against the law. This bill if passed will allow the RIAA and MPAA to flood the net with false files, inturn slowing if not halting servers.

What can you do?

(1) If you live in the United States contact your local representative and your local congressman and voice your complaint.

(2) Copy and paste this message and email it to everyone you know and ask them to act!!!

How to contact your local representative:

http://www.house.gov/writerep/

How To contact your local congressman:

http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/

If you live outside the United States find out who represents you and your government regarding the use of the internet and let them know how big an issue this is. This effects everyone world wide.
 
Please people!!! Call and write you rep to congressman/women and alert him/she about this compleat disrespect for the laws of this country (USA) by congressman Howard Berman, D-Calif. Here we have an Califonian that thinks he is above the law with help of RIAA and they laceyes. We are the people and we can change the goverment if we have the will. So, Let stop them!!!
I just wrot to my congressman and told him to stop this crazyness.
 
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