NewCardDude
06-18-2004, 04:06 PM
p2pnet News:-
Senator Kevin Murray's chilling 'True Name and Address' bill has been approved by California's Assembly Arts and Entertainment Committee.
Under it, everyone in the state, children included, will now be compelled to put their real names and addresses on any and all files they share.
Hard-core Hollywood legislation, it will apply whether or not files infringe copyrights and, "it has become the model statute for other states and other countries to combat piracy," says Murray, declaring, "I greatly appreciate the continuing support of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)."
Murray, "continues to be our champion on these issues," says MPAA senior vp for state legislative affairs Vans Stevenson.
Violation of the statute would be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2500 and/or up to one-year imprisonment.
The penalties don't apply to people distributing files to their immediate family, or within home networks.
"A minor who violated the statute would have to pay a fine of $250 for a first or second offense and a fine not to exceed $1,000, imprisonment in a county jail, or both, for a third or subsequent violation."
In California, a minor is defined as a person under the age of 18.
Senator Kevin Murray's chilling 'True Name and Address' bill has been approved by California's Assembly Arts and Entertainment Committee.
Under it, everyone in the state, children included, will now be compelled to put their real names and addresses on any and all files they share.
Hard-core Hollywood legislation, it will apply whether or not files infringe copyrights and, "it has become the model statute for other states and other countries to combat piracy," says Murray, declaring, "I greatly appreciate the continuing support of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)."
Murray, "continues to be our champion on these issues," says MPAA senior vp for state legislative affairs Vans Stevenson.
Violation of the statute would be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2500 and/or up to one-year imprisonment.
The penalties don't apply to people distributing files to their immediate family, or within home networks.
"A minor who violated the statute would have to pay a fine of $250 for a first or second offense and a fine not to exceed $1,000, imprisonment in a county jail, or both, for a third or subsequent violation."
In California, a minor is defined as a person under the age of 18.