ZDNet has the story. “Congress is about to consider an entertainment industry proposal that would authorize copyright holders to disable PCs used for illicit file trading …
Sponsored by Reps. Howard Berman, D-Calif., and Howard Coble, R-N.C., the measure would permit copyright holders to perform nearly unchecked electronic hacking if they have a ‘reasonable basis’ to believe that piracy is taking place. Berman and Coble plan to introduce the 10-page bill this week.”
