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CA Legislative Proposal Challenges E-File Sharer Privacy

California Democratic State Senator Kevin Murray introduced a bill that would require file sharers of electronically disseminated commercial recordings or audiovisual work to disclose their name and address as part of the information associated with the electronic file. Should the legislation become law, violators could face up to a year of jail time and a maximum of 2,500 in fines.

Setting a Trap for Net Pirates, Los Angeles Times, March 17, 2004

CA State Bill S. 1506