House Committee Passes "Informed P2P User Act" 235
An anonymous reader writes "This week the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed the 'Informed P2P User Act' and has sent it along to the full House for consideration. The bill, which appears to have heavy support on both sides of the political fence, simply states that P2P software must not install extra software or prevent users from removing it, in addition to being 'clear and conspicuous' about which files are being shared and getting user consent to share them. 'Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), the powerful committee chairman, opened the markup session by warning about "the danger of inadvertent sharing of sensitive information through the use, or misuse, of certain file sharing programs. Tax returns, medical files, and even classified government documents have been found on these networks. The purpose of H.R. 1319 is to reduce inadvertent disclosures of sensitive information by making the users of this software more aware of the risks involved."'"
I'm sure it will be really effective. (Score:3, Funny)
Just like the Theft act prevents Theft.
In Other News... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:In Other News... (Score:3, Funny)
Wait, what about computers I did win?
Re:Why P2P (Score:2, Funny)
Re:In Other News... (Score:3, Funny)
... the installation of viruses and worms on computers you don't pwn is now illegal.
Much better.
Re:Why P2P (Score:4, Funny)
For example there's no remaining record that I downloaded Star Wars Episode 2 five years ago
There is now.
Re:Why P2P (Score:3, Funny)
W
I think you dropped this. I included a newline too. Also, you might check on your shift key, it seems a bit sporadic. Might need to look at your keyboard in general. Good tools make for good communication.