Jail Time For P2P Developers?

SlashDot reports:

A Califorian bill introduced last week would, if passed, expose file-swapping software developers to fines
of up to $2,500 per charge, or a year in jail, if they don’t take
‘reasonable care’ to prevent their software from being used to commit
crime. C|Net has the story, as well as a link to the actual bill.
By the overly broad definition of P2P software, almost any piece of
internet software could be liable. This browser is certainly able to
download and upload files (‘Save as …’ and upload forms). Are
Microsoft, Opera and Mozilla.org taking ‘reasonable care’ to prevent me
from exchanging anything illegal? Of course, I never go there, but a
friend of my uncle’s third cousin’s brother told me warez download
sites work just fine …

Uhoh…
though I don’t think it will help a lot, people will always find a way to distribute it…