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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. Wrong again. by DerekLyons · · Score: 1, Troll

    The laws are to protect the citizens. The citizens do not want strong copyright punishments. That is what the big media corporations want.

    Wrong again. This citizen wants strong copyright punishments - because he believes in copyright law and intellectual property. Many Slashdoters don't want such protection because they (mistakenly) assume their percieved (I.E. self assumed and created out of thin air) rights trump everyone elses rights.