Shoplift a CD and get charged with petty larceny. Attempt to download one song (and fail at it) and get 10 years in prison under the proposed amendment to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Ok, this is just plain getting out of hand. I’ve never been involved in politics but I think it’s about time to do something before the Luddites pass every ridiculous proposal the RIAA throws at them.

If you want to help, contact your Congress member or Senator and let them know that you won’t vote for their reelection if they do not publicly denounce this bill.

I am not advocating piracy here, but there’s no way anyone is going to take digital copyright seriously if it is treated as way-out-of-proportionally-greater than physical property.

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