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  • Congress to turn hacks into hackers

    07/24/2002 7:24:22 PM PDT · by JameRetief · 2 replies · 249+ views
    The Register USA ^ | July 24, 2002 | Thomas C. Greene
    Congress to turn hacks into hackers By Thomas C Greene in Washington Posted: 07/24/2002 at 13:25 EST If House Hollywood sock puppet Howard Berman (Democrat, California) gets his way, it will become legal to hack a network in efforts to impede the on-line illicit trade in copyrighted works. He's preparing legislation, apparently forced on him by the Hollywood fat cats he represents and who have lavishly bribed him into docile, purring submission. The bill will create a legal safe harbor for what Berman euphemistically calls "technological self-help measures." He really means 'technological vigilantism', but whatever you call it, I like...