DOJ Opposes Extending DOJ Copyright Authority

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."

Comments

Re:"Immanent"?

[smoker2]

While what you say is true, it is still a spelling issue. One letter can make the difference between saying what you mean and spouting garbage. It is not enough to know what you mean to say, you must communicate that meaning correctly. The mistake made in the summary indicates someone who knew the sound of the word, but not the spelling. Lose/loose do not sound the same (lose - fuse, loose - moose) and indicate a different level of incompetence, even though they only differ by one letter.

Re:Be for you get to be to optimistic

[CajunArson]

Ah yes.. but remember that this is Slashdot and everything the Bush administration does must be seen as being worse than Hitler. So, even though the DoJ did something people on this site generally agree with, we have to all change our positions and say that this means the Constitution has been destroyed and America is a concentration camp on principle.