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"This law was passed unanimously by a Republican controlled Senate."

CA Bonos and FL's McCollum were sponsors, acc post 39; I'll confirm.

Crazy... and crazy over-the-top consequences.

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http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1201 (the code)

17 USC § 1204 preliminary >> 17 USC § 1201 - Circumvention of copyright protection systems ... ?

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/1204 (penalties)

(a)(2) subsequent (or multiple? used to pile on?) offenses: (2) shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both, for any subsequent offense.