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Sep
A recent bill introduced to the House Judiciary subcommittee, (H.R. 2517, sponsored by Representative Lamar Smith, R-TX) would allow the Federal Bureau of Investigations to monitor those composers and record producers who use elements acquired on the Internet in their music recordings.
The bill suggests that because material protected by copyright is so easily obtainable over the Internet, there needs to be a way to monitor the distribution of content that may end up being infringed upon. Smith’s bill would allow the FBI to investigate and “deter” the use of this material. It’s presumed that this “monitoring” would lead to arrests.
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