Hatch Hyperbolizes About Destroying Computers on P2P

["Hamaker, Chuck" <cahamake@email.uncc.edu>]

>From digital-copyright Digest 19 Jun 2003 15:00:00 -0000 Issue 205

>From Tech Law Journal: http://www.techlawjournal.com/welcome.htm

"News Analysis: Hatch Hyperbolizes About Destroying Computers on P2P
Networks

6/17. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) stated in off the cuff remarks at the end of
a hearing on the security threats of P2P networks, that if no other way
can be found to protect copyrighted materials from piracy on P2P networks,
"destroying computers" may be appropriate. He added that this would first
require Congressional legislation.

Sen. Hatch (at right) did not offer a definition of the term "destroying
computers". Nor has he introduced or cosponsored any legislation on this
subject. However, after his first mention of this, witnesses discussed
this as though he meant self help measures by copyright owners or their
representatives, of an invasive nature, such as viruses, that would be
intended to disable in some way computers or files on P2P networks that
are involved in copyright infringement. He did not correct them."