And the Entertainment Cartel Shows Themselves To Be More Evil By the Day:

Hey Reps. Berman and Coble — Who’s your Daddy? That’s right, Jack Valenti’s your daddy! Aw yeah, bend over real good! — CNet reports that

“Congress is about to consider an entertainment industry proposal that would authorize copyright holders to disable PCs used for illicit file trading…. Sponsored by Reps. Howard Berman, D-Calif., and Howard Coble, R-N.C., the measure would permit copyright holders to perform nearly unchecked electronic hacking if they have a “reasonable basis” to believe that piracy is taking place. Berman and Coble plan to introduce the 10-page bill this week.”

What’s next? Will supermarkets be allowed to amputate the hands of shoplifters?