Sounds like Senator Boxer and Company are pulling a Simpsons-esque Mrs Lovejoy by saying "will somebody PLEASE think of the children?"
Sad to see that 'child porn' is becoming the next angle the MPAA and RIAA take up on the Hill in an effort to shut down P2P and transition the Internet into the Stone Age. Unfortunately, it's probably a no-contest argument, because how can you be for P2P when it 'harms' children? Political dynamite. I don't think they said the same thing about the Xerox machine, fax machine, or floppy disks, did they? -rick Infowarrior.org Downloading Music Affects Children's Morality, Senators Say By Kristen Green - Senators scolded peer-to-peer file-sharing companies, saying they are corrupting America's children, at a committee hearing Thursday. InternetWashington, D.C. - Scripps Howard Foundation Wire - infoZine - Peer-to-peer file sharing is affecting children's morality and well-being by giving them access to pornography and encouraging the everyday theft of music, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., said. In a rare bipartisan moment, Sen. Ted Stevens, R- Alaska, the committee chairman, agreed with Boxer. < snip > http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/9389/ You are a subscribed member of the infowarrior list. Visit www.infowarrior.org for list information or to unsubscribe. This message may be redistributed freely in its entirety. Any and all copyrights appearing in list messages are maintained by their respective owners.
