Pass fine increases for indecent broadcasting
A US congressional committee has backed raising the maximum FCC fine for broadcast indecency to $500,000, though the Senate and House versions must be merged before it becomes law.…
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Senate back new US piracy legislation, almost
The US Senate has approved an anti-piracy bill but dropped a House proposal to make P2P sharing of copyrighted music a crime, so it returns to the House.…
House of Representatives passes anti-download legislation
The US House of Representatives has passed the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act, criminalising cinema camcording and allowing prosecution of large-scale online music sharers.…
US lawmakers propose jail terms for illegal music downloaders
Democratic representatives John Conyers and Howard Berman have proposed a bill treating illegal downloads as felonies, carrying up to five years in prison.…