Congress Creates Copyright Cops

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Not satisfied with pitiful potential penalties of $150,000 for infringing upon a $0.99 song, Congress is proposing new copyright cops in the "'PRO IP' Act of 2007, specifically the creation of the Office of the United States Intellectual Property Enforcement Representative (USIPER). They also feel that the authorities need the authority to seize any computers used for infringement and to send copyright cops abroad to help other countries enforce US laws. MPAA boss Dan Glickman praised the bill saying that, 'films left costs foreign and domestic distributors, retailers and others $18 billion a year,' though Ars points out that it allegedly costs the studios only $6 billion."

Comments

As a none resident of the USA

[LiquidCoooled]

I feel quite justified in saying you can take your laws and shove them up your arse.

*ahem* sorry, but the summary just forced me to say that.

In Soviet Socialist States of America

[superwiz]

The music owns you.

Re:Remember!

[darthflo]

You can't really write a congressman, but you could, as superwiz noted above write to the NATO supreme commander and ask him to get NATO to nuke (at least) Wash DC or the whole U.S. off the map. Pretty sure that'd help.