The copyright bills are coming out of Congress thick and fast. The latest is the "Piracy Deterrence and Education Act" (PDEA) according to Declan. More of the usual, this time pressurising the FBI to chase the copyright infringers. I guess it's a variation on the DOJ. It's also a variation on the Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security Act (ACCOPS) proposed last year which was suggesting 5 year prison terms and $250 000 fines for sharing a single file.

"One part of the PDEA that did not appear in earlier bills would require the FBI to "facilitate the sharing" of information among Internet providers, copyright holders and police. "

And so the procession rolls on.