CNN.com - Senator: Trash illegal downloaders' PCs - Jun. 18, 2003

Wed Jun 18 20:52:01 UTC 2003

  Just to continue the discussion of the RIAA
oriented Laws, and how they seem to supersede
American Constitutional rights....

  Haven't these people heard of Multi-User
Systems ?

Excerpt:

  "Senator: Trash illegal downloaders' PCs"

<http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/06/18/download.music.ap/index.html>

  I think these people think gross infringements will be
prevented by the Constitution. They keep forgetting
that the USA Patriot attempts to -=supersede=- your basic
constitutional protections, in such matters.

  As such, basic constitutional rights have -=no=- protection
from -=Patriot=-..... or, subsequent Electronic legislation.

(AFAICT)