Feds Overstate Software Piracy's Link To Terrorism

Lucas123 writes "Attorney General Michael Mukasey claims that terrorists sell pirated software as a way to finance their operations, without presenting a shred of evidence for his case. He's doing it to push through a controversial piece of intellectual property legislation that would increase IP penalties, increase police power, set up a new agency to investigate IP theft, and more. 'Criminal syndicates, and in some cases even terrorist groups, view IP crime as a lucrative business, and see it as a low-risk way to fund other activities,' Mukasey told a crowd at the Tech Museum of Innovation last week."

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[Digi-John]

A quick summary for everyone too busy to read the comments on this and every other "Politician says X":
1. Republicans are really bad
2. George Bush is a war criminal
3. MAFIAA (that never gets old)
4. The US is the only corrupt country, ever
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