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RIAA/MPAA's new pet bill
This time, they got Sen. Berman to introduce it. Baiscally it gives them legal right to DoS/hack the living shit out of you if they feel like it (because they "suspect" you have their copyrighted shit on your pc). When I say it "gives them the legal right," I mean them only. This doesnt apply to joe sixpack who makes a drum solo on a pair of pans, copyrights it, then has it pirated. Its still illegial for him. Funny, how if you or I were to DoS/Hack someone, we could get life in prision, but apparantly the RIAA/MPAA's right to copyright their shitty one hit wonder bands is more important.
What REALLY frosts me is that they can use DoS attacks. A DoS attack (Denial of Service) basically lags the living shit out of an entire router. Not only does this fuck up the intended target, it also fucks up anyone else on the router, which could be dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of innocent people, who pay $40 bucks a month for reliable, speedy ISP service.
Of course another problem is that their "legal" hacking could become so widespread, milacious illegial hacking could be easily disguised as just part of the "enforcement."

"RIAA: Turning the USA into a draconian society, one bill at a time."
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