In perhaps the most bizarre news to make music headlines for weeks, it was announced recently that iPods, cellphones and computer could soon be scanned at airports for illegal music downloads. Say what?!

The new measures are being considered by G8 governments, apparently. The discussion comes from a desire to stamp out piracy.

The big question is whether people who have illegal music downloads will be caught out at airports and, more to the point, what punishment they might face in such a scenario.

This news comes at the same time as the Euro Parliament is calling on ISPs to be held liable for Internet users who download copyrighted material.

They are really stepping up the pressure on illegal music downloads in Europe. There are no more details on exactly how this airport law would work, but it’s certainly not an idea that you could ever imagine being effectively enforced. After all, you have to think that most iPods have at least one pirated song on them.

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