If the US Legislation allows this bill to pass, then it is in effect stating that it "controls" the Internet. Since the Internet's history is based on the idea of "Freedom of Information", it seems rather contradictory.

This is an incredible leap down the slippery slope, allowing certain groups to "hack" others.

Where will the line be drawn next ? Perhaps the law-makers will disallow fringe groups from posting web-sites which the mainstream finds distasteful. Oh wait, that would contradict the US's belief that they encourage freedom of speech.

Finally, who will perform this "disruption" ? If it is the music industry itself, who will regulate it & how ? Seems to me like this will simply lead to Internet vigilantism, where everyone is freely disrupting the Internet until it becomes nothing more than another great tool that the government has chosen to over-legislate, believing it is within their rights to do so.

Once the Internet is killed, perhaps they can legislate that bathtubs only hold 1" of water - saving us from drowning...

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