Re: [privacy] Think about breaking DMCA? Go Straight to jail!

[der Mouse <mouse () Rodents Montreal QC CA>]

> [T]he "Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2006" (IPPA) would
> double the authorized prison terms for existing copyright
> infringement, create a host of new offenses, and establish a division
> within the FBI to hunt down infringers.

Prison terms?  Copyright infringement is a criminal matter now there,
not a civil matter between the infringer and the copyright holder?

When did this happen?  I missed it.  DMCA?

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