U.S. Declares War on Intellectual Property Theft

bblazer writes "Reuters is running a story about a new US effort to stop intellectual property theft. From the article "The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday outlined what it called its most sweeping crackdown on bootleg DVDs, fake designer goods, illegal music downloads and counterfeit drugs." It also goes on to say that media (movies and music) is highly affected, but so are products like batteries, baby food and Viagra."

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Darned Imitation Viagra!

[muntumbomoklik]

I can't tell you how many.... problems... I've had with my imitation Viagra. Luckily, my imitation woman is still holding up pretty good.

heah come de fuzz

[lottameez]

The Recording Industry Association of America welcomed the report. RIAA chairman Mitch Bainwol said the "commitment of focus, energy and resources outlined in this report is music to our ears."

FWEEET! Up against the wall! - did you pay for that song you're playing in your head?

Re:And legality?

[metlin]

And oh, I was wrong about the figures.

He said the Motion Picture Association of America estimates that 2.6 billion songs, movies and software programs are illegally distributed over the Internet every month.

Hah! I'm sure that puts it at a much higher number than what I put up there.

Hmm, cost of 2.6 billion movie downloads? $260 billion

Cost of 1 nuke? $50 billion

Watching the US Nuke a country for RIAA? Priceless!

Re:So

[Anonymous Coward]

Don't seem to be waging a war on war at the moment...

CNN headlines..

[lordsilence]

"War on Intellectual Property Theft: Criminal raided, found hiding in the basement of an american family."

Re:CNN headlines..

[apt142]

The report says he's been living there for years feeding off of left overs at the dinner table and putting up with comments from fellow family member about how he should finally move out.

When asked why he did it, he simply responded. "I had to drown out the noise of my two sisters upstairs who were playing Britney Spears 24-7."

His lawyer in a press relief thinks that he'll be acquitted on charges of self preservation.

Let's hope

[w.p.richardson]

that it's as successful as the war on drugs.

Maybe in a few years, prisons will be even more overcrowed...

"What're ya' in for?"
"Downloading Britney, you?"
"N'Sync"

What a joke.

Re:Let's hope

[DikSeaCup]

Well, in all fairness, people should go to jail for downloading Britney Spears or N'Sync.

Unfortunately, having extremely bad taste isn't illegal.

Dear US Govt,

[LiquidCoooled]

I am writing this letter in the hope that you can take affermative action against my local drug dealer.

He has been selling counterfeit drugs for the last few months. The quality of his wares have been steadily dropping now, and I demand action.

When I go out onto the street, I can reasonably expect to purchase high quality original drugs.

Sincerely,
A. Concerned Addict.

Re:And legality?

[mforbes]

And the inverse, of course:

1. Get other countries' citizens & subjects to pirate MPAA/RIAA recordings over the internet.
2. Nuke said countries.
3. Dude! Where's my profit?!

Re:It Will Never Work, And Here's Why

[Motherfucking Shit]

The war on drugs worked because well-to-do soccer moms were and are scared that their Harvard-bound princesses will end up giving blowjobs for coke, or that their sons will end up slanging yayo in the hood.

Meanwhile, people like me are getting blowjobs from Harvard princesses and buying yayo at record low rates from their brothers. Vive le guerre!

What a relief

[blueforce]

I can't stand to lose any more of my intellect.

Re:And legality?

[TummyX]

The War on Terror. Yep that's working: so far two countried fucked up


HOW DARE THEY remove Uncle Saddam's Utopia and the Uncle Osama's paradise and replace them with eeevil capatalistic and prosperous liberal democracies! They've ruin those countries just like they ruined Japan, Germany and South Korea (luckily Uncle Kim's Eden has thus far survived).

FUCKING TERRORISTS!

Re:Oh sure

[TheRaven64]

You mean the top 40?

Hmm....

[MADCOWbeserk]

When the fake viagra fails to work you can buy your girlfriend some fake duracells.