THe US senate is now officialy a MPAA/RIAA puppet.

...is HIGHER fines on violations of copyright infringement.

When will these people get it through their heads that what we want is music that good enough to pay for at reasonable prices? I have no problem downloading a song from the internet to give it a listen or two, but if it isn't good, it's not going to get my money. That said, I have spent quite a bit of money buying tracks I DO like from places like Amazon ($.88/track and no DRM) and Audiojelly (more per track, but again no DRM and usually can't find the tracks elsewhere).

And honestly, even $5000 per "violation" is ludicrous! But hey, let's let them keep up the "pay us $500 or we'll take you to court" racket. (And isn't THAT illegal, anyway?)

"could result in Department of Justice prosecutors serving as pro bono lawyers for private copyright holders regardless of their resources."

So now they'll have tax-payers paying for the RIAA's dirty work.

Used to be 'Land of the free (as in freedom), now it's become 'Land of the free (as in free beer, or in this case a free ride) at least if you're a big corporate.

Hmmmm. If Bush vetoes this, it would be like Opposite Day. Shooting down oppressive laws is something I didn't think the Bush Administration wanted.

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