[lug] SSSCA to make all open source software illegal

[D. Stimits]

Evelyn Mitchell wrote:
> 
> Well, the RIAA tried to attach a clause to the Anti-Terrorism
> Bill which would have made it legal for them to hack into your
> computer to check to see if you were in violation of their copyright.
> 
> http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/200110/msg00203.html
> 
> Fortunately, this clause was dropped before the bill passed.
> 
> Evelyn
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This is so damn typical, that when someone sees a bill that is so strong
in the likelihood of passing, they try to get unreasonable riders along
with it. I'm sure that allowing the entertainment industry to legally
hack into all computers in the world will make it a safer place. Maybe
we should ship recording industry executives to Afghanistan, instead of
special forces. I guess that wouldn't work though, they'd only decimate
people with open source software, the Taliban would remain untouched.

D. Stimits, stimits at idcomm.com