15Apr/100
RIAA and MPAA Propose Mandatory Spyware to Combat Copyright Infringement
In a plan submitted to the Office of Intellectual Property, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) have proposed that the government enforce copyright laws through dramatic measures. They are, frankly, so ridiculous that it is hard to believe that even a single point would be implemented, but it does not stop one from being amazed at their suggestion. They include:
- Among the proposed measures, the RIAA and MPAA proposed:
- Spyware that would constantly scan your computer for any sort of copyright-infringing data (and delete whatever it finds)
- Censorware that would interfere with even the transfer of illegal media
- Searches of personal media players, laptops and thumb-drives on all border crossings for illegally-obtained media
- Forcing other countries to adopt similar practices
- Enforcement of all of these points by government agencies (i.e. the Department of Homeland Security)
It's almost insulting to think that they would think that they could propose such gross invasions of privacy and personal property, but given the inner workings of the organizations:
... it's not that surprising.
Source: Gizmodo
