"...than you would see the internet as a threat, because it is the ultimate copying machine." Not so. The Internet copies nothing. It's the ultimate (and not c

"...than you would see the internet as a threat, because it is the ultimate copying machine." Not so. The Internet copies nothing. It's the ultimate (and not centrally controlled) _distribution_ machine. Piracy was going on well before the Internet came along. And distribution too, but then it was via BBS's, not the Internet. Passing this law will do absolutely nothing to stop copying, or distribution. It will just have a huge chilling effect.