Lawmakers Caught Again By File-Sharing Software 203
An anonymous reader writes "A document, apparently a 'confidential House ethics committee report,' was recently leaked through file-sharing software to the Washington Post. According to the article, 'The committee's review of investigations became available on file-sharing networks because of a junior staff member's use of the software while working from home.' Of course, P2P software is entirely at fault for this incident. If you begin seeing more interest in DRM from Congress, you now know why."
Reader GranTuring points out that the RIAA took the opportunity to make a ridiculous statement of their own. They said, "the disclosure was evidence of a need for controls on peer-to-peer software to block the improper or illegal exchange of music."
Re:No. (Score:4, Funny)
Maybe change your sig to: Error 451: Sarcasm not detected...
SOME p2p software (Score:3, Funny)
How unfortunate for the RIAA that their biggest target [bittorrent.com] can't leak information like that.
Re:Connections (Score:4, Funny)
Luckily, we have politicians who's only education is in English,
So, very little overlap with your own education I presume? ;-)
Re:So... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Keep leak mechanics quiet. (Score:2, Funny)
I always thought it was 'nigger'.
Even the blacks don't call each other "politician".
Re:The sadest part of this is.. (Score:5, Funny)
Then why does congress get this kind of protection when private citizens suspected of a crime do not?
Juveniles usually get this protection as well. And since congress usually behaves like a bunch of spoiled children, I guess this makes sense.
Re:Keep leak mechanics quiet. (Score:3, Funny)
I think "politician" is the most derogatory name you can call someone.
I always thought it was 'nigger'.
I always thought it was 'anonymous coward'
Re:The sadest part of this is.. (Score:2, Funny)
Why should our government even have ethics documents that are confidential?
That information is contained in confidential ethics documents.
Should have called the Bush IT people (Score:1, Funny)
Should have called some of Bush's old IT people - not only did they avoid leaks, they were fans of destroying incriminating evidence *before* it leaked!
Re:Lawmakers? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Lawmakers? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Lawmakers? (Score:4, Funny)
Or do they all just mindlessly parrot one another
Or do they all just mindlessly parrot one another
Or do they all just mindlessly parrot one another
Wow... who knew.... (Score:3, Funny)
....that P2P software would 'used' as a tool of democracy and open government?
Didn't see that coming.
Re:So... (Score:4, Funny)
"I crashed my car because I was texting while driving. #*%?@! car...! "
That's completely absurd -- obviously your phone is to blame here.
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