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US To Push Criminalization of IP Violations

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the god-bless-america dept.

Dr.Hair writes " Soon to be ex-Secretary of Commerce Don Evans speaks out on 'piracy' just prior to his last trip to China for negotiations. 'That means criminalizing the laws as opposed to (having) just civil laws...You've got to start putting people in jail.' The article points out that this lust for prosecutions extends from Evans to his successor, the American Chamber of Commerce, and the US Senate. "

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  1. just what we need by redonion · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WOW first post!!

  2. confirmed: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Internet.

    Serious Business.

  3. Liars too! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I believe we should also lock up people who lie in State of the Union messages.

  4. Imagine, if you will... by wingsofchai · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Imagine, if you will, a slashdot where people read the article mentioned before they comment....

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