"It is not the job of someone dying of mesothelioma to become the government's regulator or watchdog - watching the clock, challenging exorbitant legal fees, " he argued.

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Bartees Cox, a spokesman for the consumer watchdog group Public Knowledge, says it will watching to ensure the program doesn't evolve into imposing harsher punishments by Internet providers, such as terminating a person's Internet access altogether if they are accused of being a prolific violator.

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