http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mpaaprivacy/ en-us Fri, 9 May 2008 19:06:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013713/posts House passes bill that will let the RIAA take away your home for downloading music Posted by Cory Doctorow, May 9, 2008 3:15 AM | permalink Glenn sez, I was just alerted that the House of Reps has passed HR 4279, with the lovely name, PRO-IP (Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008). Like the doublespeak PATRIOT Act and Peacekeeper missiles, PRO-IP puts local law enforcement in a position to demand the forfeiture in criminal proceedings of stuff used to violate copyright. Which means that instead of the RIAA simply trying to collect fines, they can also... http://www.boingboing.net/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013713/posts#comment Fri, 9 May 2008 19:06:07 GMT