Avast ye pirates! The copyright industries, particularly the record companies, are entering dangerous new waters. (Headliners).(the music industry seeks to stop people from downloading music without paying for it)

Video Business, June, 2003 by Sweeting, Paul

WASHINGTON -- No more Mr. Nice Guy. That's the message coming from Washington these days in the battle over online file-swapping. "If that's the only way, then I'm all for destroying their machines," Hatch told a stunned hearing room two weeks ago. "If you have a few hundred thousand of those, I think people would realize" the seriousness of their actions.

Hatch backtracked from his comments the next day, but not by much. "I made my comments at yesterday's hearing because I think the industry is not doing enough to help us find effective ways to stop people from using computers to steal copyrighted, personal or sensitive materials," he said in a statement. "I do not favor extreme remedies--unless no moderate remedies can be found." ...

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