Key points in the article:
- Security officials would be charged with checking laptops, iPods and even cellular phones for content that "infringes" on copyright laws, such as ripped CDs and movies.
- Guards would be responsible for determining what is infringing content and what is not, as well as the authority to order "ex parte searches" (without a lawyer present)
- Officials should be given the "authority to take action against infringers".
- Infringers with content in their possession would be open to a fine and they may also have their device confiscated or destroyed.
- Federal trade agreements do not require parliamentary approval.
- Would include Canada, US and EU.
So let us think about this for a few seconds: