Representative Actually Introduces Version Of Alberto Gonzales' Attempted Copyright Infringement Law
from the you-want-to-bet-on-that-pony? dept
Back in May, when US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales started pushing his ridiculous bill that would make copyright law much stronger we figured that it was simply Gonzales' way of actually doing something unrelated to the widespread scandals coming out of his office. Given that nearly all of Congress seemed pretty pissed off at Gonzales (which still seems true today), we didn't think anyone would actually introduce the proposed bill. However, there's always someone. Rep. Steven Chabot has introduced a bill that's very similar to what Gonzales proposed, including making "attempted copyright infringement" a criminal offense. It also increases the time copyright infringers can spend in jail. As the EFF notes, Chabot's bill goes even further than Gonzales' proposal in that it allows judges to apply statutory damages separately on each song of an album, rather than on the entire album (even as the recording industry only registers the copyrights on the entire album at a time). There are no co-sponsors to the bill and it seems unlikely to get very far, but it's disappointing that it's even been introduced at all. Why not head over to Washington Watch and give your opinion on the bill.
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Gonzales does not recall suggesting that bill.
Maybe we should make "attempted perjury" a crime.
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What were you talking about with your co-worker at lunch 2.5 years ago this Monday. I want to know EVERYTHING you said, and if you confuse ANYTHING you will get a 250K fine and go to jail for 2 years.
Go ahead, start...
Oh yea, by the way we didnt actually find ANY crimes at any point in this little investigation but you being confused during your testimony must ABSOLUTELY mean your Boss is guilty of something somewhere and must be removed...
Dhimmicrats are all idiots....
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Try recalling parts of any conversations or even who contributed to the conversations or even that a conversation took place regarding any relevant decision YOU made, or should have made, or should have been aware was being made.
Go ahead, start...
I don't think work would like real examples here, but any competent person could give hundreds. Word for word, no. But the general "he recommended this", "she said that". Not to mention reproducible research, memos, email, and minutes from meetings to jog the memory. People with real jobs do this all the time. If you make a decision, you have to have justification for the decision and may have to justify your decision to the boss. This almost always involves research and communication.
Of course if you don't want to remember......
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Go ahead, start...
Oh yea, by the way we didnt actually find ANY crimes at any point in this little investigation but you being confused during your testimony must ABSOLUTELY mean your Boss is guilty of something somewhere and must be removed..."
And I guess in your world absolute power doesn't result in the total loss of personal freedoms. You might want to think things through before you start posting.
Believe it or not those guys that wrote Constitution knew a little something about democracy.
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Re: US Constitution
The Constitution may not be perfect, but it sure beats what we are currently living under.
The Founding Fathers knew enough about democracy to make their government a Republic, NOT a democracy.
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still better than anything that has preceeded, but it's time to take it to the next level...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Chabot
Actually, the numbnuts is a Republican from Ohio...and yes, they're all idiots...
Thanks for playing, we have some wonderful parting gifts!
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democracy vs republic
It's the United STATES of America...not the United PEOPLE of America. The intent is that each state is a member and will govern itself.
>>next level.
I have no idea what this could be, but I think we need to go BACK to what the Constitution and get rid of 70% of the federal government and the various programs that take from one group of citizens and give to another group.
"Social security" will be insolvent then year I turn 65. Talk about getting nothing for something.
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