Do you ever share files containing copyrighted material with others using your personal computer? Music files, perhaps?
Well, be forewarned: Sen. Orrin Hatch, the Utah Republican, who is one of the at least 40 millionaires in the Senate, wants to destroy your computer. Under his plan, the third time you downloaded a copyrighted work, some remote-control zapper would blow your computer’s brains out. According to Hatch, this "may be the only way you can teach somebody about copyrights."
This is not the first time Hatch has sounded like he had one wheel in the sand. Unfortunately, since he’s the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee he has some sway in this area.
This piece argues that copyright holders already have far too much unchecked power to attack suspected pirates without due process.
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