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DOJ Opposes Extending DOJ Copyright Authority

Posted by samzenpus on from the not-our-problem dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "The White House has opposed the bipartisan bill that would create copyright cops on the grounds that it would cause the Department of Justice to end up 'serving as pro bono lawyers for private copyright holders.' And while they do occasionally prosecute criminal copyright infringement, they have no intention of dabbling with civil cases because, 'taxpayer-supported department lawyers would pursue lawsuits for copyright holders, with monetary recovery going to industry.' At this rate, the discovery of winged suiformes would appear to be imminent."

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  1. Wow... by db32 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Now, I'm not terribly surprised here. I can't imagine why a Republican would want to use taxpayer money to pay for lawyers for an organization that dumps so much cash into the opposing party. Now, they are more than happy to use taxpayer money on organizations that favor Republicans.

    The real question here is are the flying pigs wearing lipstick?

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