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Wed, 27 Oct 2004 02:41:10 -0400 (EDT)

Attorney General Warns Students Of Consequences

By Monte Reel
Washington Post staff writer
Thursday, October 21, 2004; Page B02

Many of them had heard the lectures from authority figures before: Don't illegally download songs and games from the Internet because people make their livings selling those products, stealing is a crime, every crime has unseen consequences, and so on.

But this time, the person giving the lecture was U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, and he was painting an especially harrowing picture for about 100 area high school students....

 
..."My father works with a tech support center, so he'll know if I download anything illegally," said the Thomas Edison senior. "I'd get in more trouble with him than anyone else."
 
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