White House Cracks Down On Piracy & Counterfeiting

GovTechGuy writes "On Tuesday the White House made a show of rolling out an expansive new strategy to combat online piracy and counterfeit goods, to the delight of industry groups. The plan emphasizes targeting foreign websites that host pirated software and movies and increasing the number of investigations and prosecutions by the FBI, FTC, and Justice Department. Here is the complete plan, introduced by the new 'copyright czar,' Victoria Espinel."

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The White House is full of wimps

[Anonymous Coward]

I agree with General McChrystal on this one.

Re:The people lose again

[Bill Dog]

Hell even candy bar makers warranty their products ("if unsatisfied return the unused portion for a refund"). Why can't record and movie companies follow that example?

Simple: One makes a Baby Ruth and puts it in a plastic wrapper, and the other makes a turd and puts it in a plastic wrapper. Both are bad for you, but that's where the similarity ends.