This news should drive you insane for so many different reasons:

Who’s Teaming Up Against P2P? (wired news). The article describes a document being distributed by the California Attorney General which spreads some deeply irrational fear and doubt in regard to P2P, like:

It is widely recognized that P2P file-sharing software currently is used almost exclusively to disseminate pornography, and to illegally trade copyrighted music, movies, software and video games. File-sharing software also is increasingly becoming a means to disseminate computer worms and viruses.

This is SIMPLY ridiculous.

And if that’s not bad enough, it looks like the document was authored by the MPAA:

According to this metadata (automatically generated by the Word application), the document’s author or editor is “stevensonv.” …. Sources tell Wired News that the draft letter’s authorship is attributed to Vans Stevenson, the MPAA’s senior vice president for state legislative affairs.

It simply makes me want to scream. Fortunately, Slashdot readers supply some humorous opinions to lighten me up. permanent link to this post