How far should the recording industry be allowed to go to protect music producers and/or punish people who illegally swap music files? Industry officials have discussed the possibility of hiding computer viruses in files that look like copyright-protected songs, so that they infect the machines of people who download such files. Are such responses acceptable? Do you think that Internet users should be subjected to criminal liabilities (including monetary fines and jail time) for making unauthorized duplications of copyrighted works without permission? Why or why not?

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