[E. Pluribus Unum]

Copyright law is an anachronism that stretches back to the days when reproducing data was difficult and expensive. The technologies of data reproduction have changed, but the parasites who own the copyrights on work other people did want to maintain antiquated copyright laws to maintain their stranglehold on popular culture.

[3AngelaD]

Regardless of the issue, anything Howard Berman wants to do is not in the best interests of the American people. This is the guy who fought tooth and nail in 1996 to make it impossible to deport illegal and legal alien felons. A tobacco nazi of the first order, he also is responsible for pushing the most egregious anti-tobacco legislation and is a close, personal friend of Barney Frank. He has the worst judgment in Congress and never hestitates to use it.

[Rebelbase]

I can forsee the p2p hardcores launching their own counter attacks.

[VoiceOfBruck]

U.S. Rep. Howard Berman, D-North Hollywood, plans to introduce a law to legalize the use of electronic countermeasures to thwart copyright infringement on popular peer-to-peer networks...

Or any other form of communications that U.S. Rep. Howard Berman, D-North Hollywood finds objectionable.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

This is Pure Bull$!t. Such actions would not stop people from downloading copyrighted material.

It would only serve to make P2P services more plodding and annoying to use. Kind of like sugar in the gas tank.

Absolute and utter sour grapes. What a pathetic bunch of little, whining, greedy trolls.

[robertpaulsen]

File-sharing? This used to be called stealing. Ooh, I bet you don't like that word, do you?

[BILL FROM TROUT CREEK PASS]

HMMM, A DEMONCRAT ENCOURAGING AND ADVOCATING DIGITIAL TERRORISM - GO GET HIM ASHCROFT!

[Reaganwuzthebest]

This bill isn't going anywhere. But if the children retake control of the House, than we can expect more of this type legislation which will pass.

Berman btw is probably one of the most anti-American legislators in that body. I can't think of anything he has ever done except stick it to everyone, unless you're an illegal alien of course.

[Conservative Chicagoan]

I find it sad that people care so much about the garbage called "popular music".

[mhking]

"We see this as a very technology friendly bill,"

Technology-friendly!? What a laugh-fest! A bill that allows the entertainment industry to become hackers in order to "safeguard" the artists?

This sounds like more luddite measures from the RIAA in order to safeguard their collective bottom line. They've already done in the infant internet broadcast arena; why not go after the end users?

When will these morons roll over and play dead like they're supposed to when they've outlived their usefulness????