ForceX Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 Congress appears to be preparing assaults against peer-to-peer technology on multiple fronts. A draft bill recently circulated among members of the House judiciary committee would make it much easier for the Justice Department to pursue criminal prosecutions against file sharers by lowering the burden of proof. The bill, obtained Thursday by Wired News, also would seek penalties of fines and prison time of up to ten years for file sharing. In addition, on Thursday, Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) introduced a bill that would allow the Justice Department to pursue civil cases against file sharers, again making it easier for law enforcement to punish people trading copyright music over peer-to-peer networks. They dubbed the bill "Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation Act of 2004," or the Pirate Act. The bills come at a time when the music and movie industries are exerting enormous pressure on all branches of government at the federal and state levels to crack down on P2P content piracy. The industries also are pushing to portray P2P networks as dens of terrorists, child pornographers and criminals -- a strategy that would make it more palatable for politicians to pass laws against products that are very popular with their constituents. In defending the Pirate Act, Hatch said the operators of P2P networks are running a conspiracy in which they lure children and young people with free music, movies and pornography. With these "human shields," the P2P companies are trying to ransom the entertainment industries into accepting their networks as a distribution channel and source of revenue. Source: Wired This bill is gonna suck big time.....What about the people who use P2P technology for lawful purposes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Oh wow...but P2P will always find a way. Bit torrent is the future of P2P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceX Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 BitTorrent is good but it also has its flaws, which will hinder its progression.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntiWinner22 Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 No, the P2P Wise Man will not cry, but will prevail! Here's a breakdown: BitTorrent, Overnet and eDonkey2000 are the future. These are programs that use links, rather than search (though the ability is there, but rarely used). This completely decentralizes the finding of files, so even if some Anti-P2P people are right, which are saying that the programs themselves could filter things in its search, the hash links would still be there. I don't think this law will prevail. Its the classic "VCR" Case all over again. The RIAA is trying to make it seem as if the purposes of these P2P programs are solely to terrorize. In truth, they are just mediums for which to attain files and info. I do believe, that KaZaa's reign will be over soon. Their users are getting sued, they are being raided in Australia and are a HUGE bullseye. It will surely be missed for its ability to obtain hard-to-get items. For right now, don't sweat it. Here are my tips: 1. Get ProtoWall. Blocks all those prying company A$$holes to look at your comp.2. If you want to share music, pack it in a.zip or.rar file. Less files, you know.3. Get one of the "Future" P2P programs. Right now they aren't making a blip in the radar to companies, but there are sure a HELL of a lot of users on them. Well, that was my tangent for the day. My fingers hurt. P2P Wise Man will never die!!! Anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceX Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 What do you mean its the classic "VCR" Case all over again?? People downloading free applications, movies and what ever else is far worse than taping an episode of Oprah.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 What do you mean its the classic "VCR" Case all over again?? People downloading free applications, movies and what ever else is far worse than taping an episode of Oprah....Well they tried to ban people taping episodes of shows. I think legally you can't tape NFL shows without the written consent of the NFL and ABC ( or whatever network shows it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rag Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 They shoulda bothered with all that stuff before they put the little record button on the VCR. If you ask me, they did it on purpose just to piss people off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceX Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 I know theres a law against it but no one really cares if you record a television show....unless you sell the tape for profit.... Its called Fair Use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntiWinner22 Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 What do you mean its the classic "VCR" Case all over again?? People downloading free applications, movies and what ever else is far worse than taping an episode of Oprah....Hehe, that is true. But they don't know that.... Shhhhh.... Anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 I know theres a law against it but no one really cares if you record a television show....unless you sell the tape for profit.... Its called Fair UseBut this is America. Where corporations can rewrite any law and destroy personal freedoms such as Fair Use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForceX Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 They know more than you think... If I was you I would use a proxy or software, which masks your IP...so its harder for them to track you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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