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U.S. to Get New IP Czar

Posted by timothy on from the czar-job-crisis-nearly-over dept.

tetraminoe writes "Reuters is reporting that Congress's latest spending bill provides for the creation of a federal copyright enforcement czar. According to the article, 'Under the program, the president can appoint a copyright law enforcement officer whose job is to coordinate law enforcement efforts aimed at stopping international copyright infringement and to oversee a federal umbrella agency responsible for administering intellectual property law.' It also gives $2 million to the National Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordination Council (NIPLAC), created in the '90s and never funded. NIPLAC will work to protect American IP overseas and oversee enforcement."

8 of 320 comments (clear)

  1. First by piett134 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First, wow that never happens!

  2. I for one.... by PygmyShrew · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    dum de dum de dum...

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  3. I'm applying for this job... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wish me luck!

  4. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first post

  5. &^#*(^$ Lazy Editors! by shaneh0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's spelled c - a - r.

    IDIOTS!

  6. Re:I sure hope this IP czar... by Lispy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I want a pizza too...

  7. Re:Finally by kmak · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ya, because they might vote for Kerry.

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  8. Re:RIAA/MPAA out of a job now by N3WBI3 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Blah Blah Blah, Everyone is living on land stolen from another people. Hell even among the Native American tribes there was war for territory (hunting grounds). In Europe from 500BC to 1500AD how many tribes were wiped out and moved somewhere else. Do you think everyone in Great Britton woke up one day and said 'I think we'll be English strating .... *now*'

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