Identify Yourself!

[Bombardier]

An MPAA backed bill that requires users to include their name and address with any copyrighted audio-visual file they transfer has been approved by the California's Assembly Arts and Entertainment Committee. Violation of the bill, pushed by Democratic Senator Kevin Murray, would be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2500 and/or up to one year in prison. Murray "continues to be our champion on these issues," says one MPAA spokesman. The EFF earlier this year noted that not only was the bill intrusive, but it violated children protection laws preventing kids from offering personal information on-line without a parent's consent.

http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/46152

[robsterman1]

I believe that will end up being a wasted effort on the MPAA's part, as the bill only applies to California and not anywhere else :P

[DudeAsInCool]

But what if you are in California - and what do you think the possibilities are that they can go after a million plus people here. It still needs approved before its a law, and its overkill.

The bill is stupid, too. What if I purchase an Itunes song and send it myself at home from one computer to another without including my address?