[IP] more on Prison terms on tap for 'prerelease' pirates
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From: John Adams <jadams01@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:50:34 -0400
To: <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Prison terms on tap for 'prerelease' pirates
On Apr 21, 2005, at 4:35 PM, David Farber wrote:
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> From: Chris Beck <cbeck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>> File-swappers who distribute a single copy of a prerelease movie on
>> the
>> Internet can be imprisoned for up to three years, under a bill that's
>> slated to become the most dramatic expansion of online piracy
>> penalties
>> in years.
>
> Or a song. Or a book. Or an article. Or a piece of software. Any
> copyrightable work.
So this becomes a crime?
http://www.google.com/search?
hl=en&q=%22Harper+%26+Row%2C+Publishers%2C+Inc.+v.+Nation+Enterprises%22
&btnG=Google+Search
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