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U.S. High Level Anti-Piracy Post Created

Posted by Zonk on from the keeping-the-bread-buttered dept.

Vicissidude wrote to mention a CNN/Money article, announcing that President Bush has created a new senior-level position to fight global intellectual-property piracy From the article: "Bush has tapped Chris Israel, currently deputy chief of staff for Gutierrez, to head up the administration's anti-piracy efforts. China -- where 90 percent of music and movies are pirate copies -- will be a chief priority, Gutierrez said."

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  1. Re:Plans for China by Dr.+Droolius+Drool · · Score: 3, Interesting

    China is surprisingly flexible and responsive to actual U.S. pressure, reference the status that Taiwan has maintained, reference the recent re-evaluation of the Yuan. If the U.S. seriously demands this China will stealthily cave. Eventually.

  2. House of Cards by PingXao · · Score: 3, Interesting

    After this there will be a Patent Policy Czar for Europe to make "suggestions" to the EU. Soon there will be a cabinet-level agency, the Department of Intellectual Property. When energy prices really start to take off and the economy starts to tank, the pols in DC will claim that "intellectual property" makes up a large chunk of what the country exports, and deserves the greatest "protections" available.

    "Intellectual property" is not real property.