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Old 07-17-2003, 11:58 AM  
MrPopup
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Filesharing = 5 years, $250,000 fine

You can thank the recording industry for this one.

http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,59654,00.html

A new bill proposed in Congress on Wednesday would land a person in prison for five years and impose a fine of $250,000 for uploading a single file to a peer-to-peer network.
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