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U.S. Joins Hollywood in War on Piracy

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the taking-on-the-real-terrorists dept.

Section_Ei8ht writes to mention a Washington Post article about a new joint initiative between the U.S. government and the entertainment industry. The government will now be aiding efforts abroad to stop copyright infringement. They cite the recent Pirate Bay fiasco, as well as the problems Russia is having with the WTO as a result of their thriving IP black market. From the article: "The intellectual property industry and law enforcement officials estimate U.S. companies lose as much as $250 billion per year to Internet pirates, who swap digital copies of 'The DaVinci Code,' Chamillionaire's new album and the latest Grand Theft Auto video game for free."

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  1. yet another excuse by nurb432 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This is yet another excuse to trash our privacy rights and increase monitoring of the average citizen.

    And you WILL like it, or we may decide to detain you.

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    ---- Booth was a patriot ----