] During a recent hearing of the Subcommittee on Courts,
] the Internet and Intellectual Property, the Republican
] congressman [John Carter] said jailing college students
] who download copyrighted music would help stop piracy.
]
] "What these kids don't realize is that every time they
] pull up music and movies and make a copy, they are
] committing a felony under the United States code," Carter
] said in an interview. "If you were to prosecute someone
] and give them three years, I think this would act
] as a deterrent."

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