[d@DCC] US Senator proposes destruction of file-swapping computers

From: "Krishna E. Bera" <keb _-at-_ cyblings.on.ca>
To: General Discussion <discuss (at) digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:34:42 -0400
References: <459F05C5CBAB824BB3DD965CC92BBFEA01721F40@swan.spectrumsignal.com>

"Thursday June 19, 2003
A Republican senator who moonlights as a composer of hymns and soft rock ballads has called for the development of new technology to remotely destroy computers belonging to illegal music downloaders."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,980889,00.html

Nicely illustrating that regime's contempt for rule of law -
i.e. "it's ok for us to do it but not for them" -
when enforcing their friends' special interests.

This could affect Canada if it goes into practise:
will the RCMP go after US agencies that engage in such acts of vandalism
on computers in Canada (accidental or deliberate)?


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