Let’s talk about those dirty bastards in the recording industry again. They’re trying to get permission to break into our PCs to delete pirated files, and anything else, as long as they intend to delete pirated files:

An RIAA-drafted amendment according to a draft obtained by Wired News would immunize all copyright holders — including the movie and e-book industry — for any data losses caused by their hacking efforts or other computer intrusions “that are reasonably intended to impede or prevent” electronic piracy.

The real kick in the head is that they tried to get this provision added to the anti-terrorism bill the Senate passed last week. If any law of this sort is passed, you’d better not try to steal any of my weblog entries. I have rootkit and I’m not afraid to use it …