September 26, 2003

RIAA's Gestapo Tactics

SoCalLawBlog reports that AB 1277 was signed into law by Gray Davis today.
It's bad enough that the RIAA has used Gestapo tactics to prevent file sharing. But now, the state of California has sucked up to the politically connected RIAA and has now given them official authority to help direct the state's enforcement of copyright laws.
see also: RIAA Lawsuit Statistics for the Day via Furdlog


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