Bush’s New Copyright Czar Is Going To Do About As Much Good As His Drug Czar
TechCrunch Oct 14 08Yesterday, President Bush signed into law the Pro-IP Act, which further criminalizes consumer behavior and appoints a new "Copyright Czar" to oversee enforcement of the new measures. The law triples damages in copyright infringement cases, allows the government to seize property used to usurp a company's copyrights (hang onto those laptops), and makes each song, movie, or other piece of stolen content a separate criminal offense. (So somebody found guilty of pirating an album with ten songs will be guilty of ten crimes instead of one). The law is so over the top that even the Department of Justice opposed it. Full story...
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