Sink the PIRATE Act

spy1 · Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 1:06 pm Post subject: Sink the PIRATE Act

The PIRATE Act (S.2237) is yet another attempt to make taxpayers fund the misguided war on file sharing, and it's moving fast. The bill would allow the government to file civil copyright lawsuits in addition to criminal prosecutions, dramatically lowering the burden of proof and adding to the thousands of suits already filed by record companies. It would also force the American public to pay the legal bills of foreign record companies like Bertelsmann, Vivendi Universal, EMI, and Sony. Meanwhile, not a penny from the lawsuits goes to the artists.

Don't let the record industry use your hard-earned dollars to pursue this fruitless war; tell Congress to sink the PIRATE Act!

Follow this link:

http://action.eff.org/action/index.asp?step=2&item=2906 to contact your Representatives - FAX option - before this one slides into place! Pete

Freddy57 · Trooper Joined: Apr 30, 2004 Posts: 18 Location: USA

This is another of those insane acts introduced every year in congress. This act stinks to high heavens and should be put out of our misery fast. I agree, everyone should contact their senators and demand an end to this madness.

harleywhite · Lieutenant Joined: Feb 05, 2004 Posts: 161 Location: USA

Ludicrious and asinine


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