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Justice Department Promises Stronger Copyright Punishments
An anonymous reader writes "Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has stated that the Justice department will be getting even harder on copyright infringement, targeting repeat offenders. The new 'Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007' is headed for Congress promising to 'hit criminals in their wallets' hoping to ensure that any 'ill-gotten gains' are forfeited.
Please, reason in politics.
Your right though, Clinton fired all the federal judges as one of his earlier acts as presidents and the democratic party though that was peachy. Apparently it's ok if you're a democrat, or is it only ok if you fire them in the first week in office?
Personally I think it's all about limiting what Bush can do in his final year in office, they want to remove all the authority that the President has. The sad thing is when 2008 rolls around if there's a major shift in power with a democratic president and a republican congress, the democrats big push will be giving all those rights back to the presidential office, so really it's partisan politics at it's finest.
As the govt sees it, if you download using P2P you are also sharing with thousands of other people, and this is the logic they will use to come after people with this law. Ironic considering what a crook Gonzales is...
Ask Me About... The 80's!
Correct me if I am wrong but the attorney General's duty is to enforce and prosecute the law, not to propose, debate, and legislate it. I wasn't for impeaching this guy before, but now I say off with his head. This law would have far far too many unintended consequences. You think its bad with all the drug abusers who get locked up in prison, I imagine the Copyright issue will be an even further strain on our prison system if this law were to be passed. Call your congressman and tell them to just say NO!