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Thursday, September 23, 2004

Jail time for California file swappers?

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law Tuesday establishing
fines and potential jail time for anonymous file swappers. The new law
says that any California resident who sends copyrighted works without
permission to at least 10 other people must include his or her e-mail
address and the title of the work. Swappers who do not include this
information will face fines of up to $2,500 and up to one year in
prison.

Minors can be fined up to $250 for their first two offenses, and a
minor's third offense can bring a $1,000 fine and a year in county
jail. The law provides exemptions for people sending works to immediate
family members and for the transmission of works inside a home network.

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