Wired News says two US draft bills are proposing increasing penalties and lowering the burden of proof against the users of file sharing networks. One would allow the US DoJ to take civil action against file sharers on behalf of copyright holders - a fundamental change to the way copyright enforcement works. Senator Orrin Hatch describes peer-to-peer networks as a pornographic conspiracy that uses children as "human shields". Both bills are sponsored by Senators who have received large donations from the entertainment industry.

vigilant.tv - US preparing bills to criminalize P2P