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Submission + - Treating Downloads Like Drug Deals

theodp writes: "Gigi B. Sohn takes a look at recent DOJ proposals on digital copyright protection, which she says put violators in the same league as terrorists and criminals. Seeing criminals everywhere, the DOJ calls for seizures of computers for 'attempted copyright infringement' and even enlisting the Border Patrol to crack down on the importing of 'sounds and images of a live musical performance.' What's next? Withholding funding from universities that don't police their networks?"

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