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On Thu, 25 Jul 2002, Richard A Steenbergen wrote: > I can't imagine they would actually follow through with this though, all > it takes is one incident where they cause financial harm to someone with > an mp3 they misidentify and their highground is gone. Then again, I can't > imagine congress being so massively stupid either, so I suppose anything > is possible. One scenario I can imagine is the MPAA ddos'ing or h4x0ring a university hospital network because they found warez on some secretary's desktop PC. As a result, some databases get corrupted and patients die. Would this bill shield the MPAA from being liable for manslaughter? -Dan -- [-] Omae no subete no kichi wa ore no mono da. [-]
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