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'Pirate Act' raises civil rights concerns

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On May 26, 2004, 4:12 PM

File swappers concerned about getting in trouble with record labels over illegal downloads may soon have a major new worry: the U.S. Department of Justice.

A proposal that the full Senate could vote on as early as next week would let federal prosecutors file civil lawsuits against suspected copyright infringers.

Read more: [URL=http://news.com.com/%27Pirate+Act%27+raises+civil+rights+concerns/2100-1027_3-5220480.html?tag=nefd.lede]CNet News[/URL].

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  1. January 17, 2006 7:43 AM
    Eko said:
    F.... them.If you go to hire somewhere, they ask:do you know this and that, not caring if you learned it legally or not.Hypocrits. If I like a game, I buy it. If not, I don't.So with the software.Pigs.
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