From Demand Progress:
It's a slap in the face: The whole Internet is clamoring for reform of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act because it stifles innovation and even imprisons activists and innovators like Aaron Swartz. (And could easily have been used against Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and countless others.)
So what are some Republicans in the House thinking about doing? Expanding it, and instituting even harsher penalties.
This is completely unacceptable.
Click here to tell your lawmakers to oppose harsher CFAA penalties.
The new law would heighten penalties -- creating the possibility of up to 30 years in prison for a single broadly-defined offense -- make it easy to be considered a conspirator, and entrench law enforcement's assertions that they should be able to put you in prison for violating terms of serivce agreements!
This is an awful affront to all of the work we've been doing and to the cries for justice in the wake of Aaron's passing. Please help us beat this thing down!
Read more about the CFAA fiasco here
Sign the petition here
This is definitely from "what the fuck" department. I guess Congress fancies themselves to be rulers over the people and that the people better just shut up. I think they should take a civics course because that is NOT how it's done in this country. It's We The People so let's remind them of that. If you agree with us sign the petition. The freedom you preserve may be your own.
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