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Justice Department Promises Stronger Copyright Punishments

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the dancing-the-big-business-polka dept.

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.

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  1. Nobody panic by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

    Alberto Gonzalez will forget he ever said this in a month.

  2. Re:Drop the hammer on them by iknownuttin · · Score: 5, Funny
    We need some sort of "three strikes, your out" law for this.

    Absolutely!

    If you get caught smoking pot or drinking under age.

    Then sex with a minor (even if you're one too): 17 yr old sex with 15 yr old - 10 years

    And downloading a song. Why you should die! Put to death! Because the law is the law and laws are just and true! Why, all of the lobbyists in Washington just want what's best for us and so do our legislators.

    And if it's illegal then that means it's EVIL and must be banned because our politicians are infallible! It's inconceivable that they would even make a mistake and violate our liberties. Why, if you disagree with the law, you're unAmerican and HATE freedom!

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  3. What a schmoe! by Trailer+Trash · · Score: 4, Funny

    Doesn't Gonzalez realize that this sort of corporate pandering won't happen now that we have Democrats in charge of congress?

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