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FBI Anti-Piracy Seal

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the copying-the-floppy dept.

Supp0rtLinux writes "Looks like the FBI is giving a new anti-piracy seal for entertainment and software products. Looks like now the RIAA and MPAA pursuits will add a new federal level to future prosecutions." I'm pretty sure that our forms of media already contain warnings against unauthorized duplication, rebroadcasting, and public performance, but now it's in logo form!

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  1. Doublespeak ... or just lies by fname · · Score: 5, Informative
    Well, the official propaganda arm of the USA, the Voice of America, has an article on the matter. I'll pull out one choice quote:
    "It allows the average citizen who rents movies or movies or software or games to understand what is correct activity and what is incorrect activity," he said. "They need to understand that there is a law involved and that law is very important, and they should abide by it."
    So, amyone want to bet that the RIAA doesn't note any of the "correct" ways we can our media, such as sharing with friends, making backup copies or selling them?

    (By the way, I know that VOA isn't really a propaganda machine in the same sense as the Bush press office is. But it sounds funny.)