News Ashcroft Vows Piracy Assault

The US Attorney General, John Ashcroft, is out to kick piracy ass and chew bubble gum. And as he's all out of gum, your privacy may suffer according to the EFF. This from Wired:

While the entertainment industry has had some recent setbacks in its fight against piracy in the courts and in Congress, it has a new ally in John Ashcroft, who recently pledged to make cracking down on copyright violators a top priority.

On Tuesday, the attorney general released a report from the Department of Justice's Intellectual Property Task Force that outlines plans to beef up enforcement of copyright violations.

"With the recommendations put forward by the task force, the department is prepared to build the strongest, most aggressive legal assault against intellectual property crime in our nation's history," Ashcroft said in a statement.

Those recommendations include increasing the number of FBI agents to sniff out copyright violators, better training programs for prosecutors and law enforcement officers who investigate such offenses, and increasing cooperation between businesses and individuals affected by such theft.

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if they really catch all the pirates out there there gonna need to build a few more prisons, most people will get a suspened sentence because there is no room in jail for them

 

Wow, and there I am thinking there were a lot more important crimes and problems to deal with.

 

everybody knows the police's main agenda involves money based crimes rather than crimes such as assault. Gaylords.

 

Of course:

"Piraters vow Ashcroft assault"

 

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