US Congress wants warnings on P2P software
Found on The Inquirer on Friday, 02 October 2009
The Informed P2P User Act (PDF), put forward by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sets out rules aimed at curbing the inadvertent sharing of illegal and sensitive information by providing a "clear and conspicuous notice", and requiring the "informed consent" of the user before files are shared.
Just like the "cigarettes kill" labels have stopped smoking. This is nothing more than a "look I'm doing something" approach from politicians, sponsored by the dollars of the media industry.