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Do you enjoy burning mix CD's from you personal collection? Do you own an MP3 player and rip tracks to listen to? Do you find it convenient to videotape your favorite shows and movies? Sen Fritz (Foghorn Leghorn) Hollings has proposed a bill that would make it a federal crime to do any of those things. You'd be subject to fines and possible imprisonment if it passes. I'm hardly a pinko who thinks that music should be free, but I find it outrageous that the government wants to tell me that I can't burn CD's I've bought and paid for...