Conyers: Single Upload = Federal Felony

Congressmen John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and Howard Berman (D-Calif.) have introduced the “Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security Act of 2003” (ACCOPS Act), which would make a single unauthorized upload of a copyrighted work a federal felony. In addition, the ACCOPS Act would require that file-sharing Web sites request certain information of their consumers and would allot $15 million to the U.S. Department of Justice to prosecute copyright violations.

from IDG.net