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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. Re:Imagine the reaction by mgs1000 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Like the Kyoto treaty?

  2. Re:Don't for a minute believe they won't do it. by That's+Unpossible! · · Score: 0, Troll

    Where is the fault in the logic? I'd love to hear it. I'm sorry I have a moral compass.

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