Bills get tough on digital piracy, copyright terms .

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    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED States
    • Subject Terms:
      CONYERS, John, Jr., 1929-2019; BERMAN, Howard; BROWNBACK, Sam, 1956-
    • Abstract:
      Deals with the introduction of digital piracy and copyright bills in the U.S. Congress as of July 2003. Overview of the bill introduced by Representative John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Representative Howard Berman (D-Calif.); Contention against the increase in criminal sanction for peer-to-peer file trading; Issues regarding the proposal of Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) which would make it hard for copyright owners to obtain names of file-sharers.