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What If PRISM existed during the Red Scare?

2 pointsby cmauryalmost 12 years ago

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bediger4000almost 12 years ago
From the article: <i>Conviction rates for espionage or sedition would be low. Embarrassingly low. However, convictions for possession of marijuana and copyright infringement would skyrocket.</i><p>And here we finally get to why a huge frickin, ritalin-infused dragnet with snakes for teeth and a laser strapped to its head will get lobbied into further existence. Legacy gatekeeper media needs deep packet inspection of <i>every single packet</i> to decide if &quot;IP&quot; &quot;theft&quot; is taking place. Getting such inspection funded by taxpayers means that &quot;Rightsholders&quot; don&#x27;t have to pay much. Having a legal basis in place for such inspection decreases the &quot;Rightsholder&#x27;s&quot; legal costs when the time comes to give us all 3 strikes or 6 strikes or whatever.