Obama Administration Announces Massive Piracy Crackdown

"It's smash and grab, no different than a guy walking down Fifth Avenue and smashing the window at Tiffany's and reaching in and grabbing what's in the window." -- U.S. VP Joe Biden - lol.

http://www.dailytech.com/Obama+Administration+Announces+Massive+Piracy+Crackdown/article18815.htm">http://www.dailytech.com/Obama+Administration+Announces+Massive+Piracy+Crackdown/article18815.htm

"The press release states, "As we shine the spotlight on foreign governments that have rogue actors doing illicit business within their borders, it's the government's responsibility to respond."

That is an odd way of putting it...and it doesn't make much sense :?...

That is an odd way of putting it...and it doesn't make much sense :?...

Xx_Hopeless_xX

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That is an odd way of putting it...and it doesn't make much sense :?...

clyde46

I give up >.> GS is broken.

I give up >.> GS is broken.

clyde46

they can crackdown all they like, but its not going to stop people. pure and simple the government will do one thing and pirates who have nothing better to do will come out with some free software to counter it.

this thread seems to be inviting people to get moderations...

this thread seems to be inviting people to get moderations...

harrisi17

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lol fail

eh tbh honest I don't like cracking down on piracy on oversea's.

eh tbh honest I don't like cracking down on piracy on oversea's.

TheShadowLord07

Yeah GS doesn't like links with too many "+" in them linking stuff together. Just a few is OK but beyond that it kind of freaks out and won't let you use it.

This is a good thing in my opinion. I hope they are able to start prosecuting/fining pirates in mass quantities.

Going after the drug lords was a bad idea.

This is just asinine. I love you Obama, but good luck man.

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WTF is that!

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lol fail

This is a good thing in my opinion. I hope they are able to start prosecuting/fining pirates in mass quantities.

Renevent42

Those are fighting words there Barack.

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eh tbh honest I don't like cracking down on piracy on oversea's.

clyde46

care to explain?

half of my family is from a 3rd world country and caN't afford the price the price of the average dvd like it is in the US.

This is good. It's not like anybody will be arrested, just handed a large fine.

[QUOTE="Renevent42"]

This is a good thing in my opinion. I hope they are able to start prosecuting/fining pirates in mass quantities.

clyde46

the concept of piracy when it comes to media, and similar formats.. is absolutely hilarious to me.EMOEVOLUTION

[QUOTE="clyde46"][QUOTE="TheShadowLord07"]

eh tbh honest I don't like cracking down on piracy on oversea's.

TheShadowLord07

care to explain?

half of my family is from a 3rd world country and ca't afford the price the price of the average dvd in the US.

[QUOTE="Renevent42"]

This is a good thing in my opinion. I hope they are able to start prosecuting/fining pirates in mass quantities.

clyde46

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WTF is that!

clyde46

As long as the internet exists as a information sharing platform there will always be piracy.

That is all.

I just found this.

June 23 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration will try to shut down Internet trafficking in pirated movies and music, the government's first anti-piracy chief told Congress.

"We will go after the foreign-based websites and Web services that infringe our intellectual property rights," said Victoria Espinel, the U.S. intellectual property enforcement officer, in testimony today to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Espinel told Senator Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who leads the committee, she would cooperate as he develops legislation that he didn't detail to close illicit websites. She delivered a report yesterday proposing a 120-day review of government enforcement of laws protecting intellectual property and the need for new rules.

Motion picture piracy costs the U.S. economy more than $20 billion annually, Barry Meyer, chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., a unit of Time Warner Inc., said in written testimony. There were more than 1.7 million illicit downloads of the movie "Sherlock Holmes" in the first 30 days after its December release, Meyer wrote.

"Rampant theft of intellectual property strikes at the heart of our nation's economy," Meyer said.

Senator Thomas Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, said China isn't cooperating in quelling trade in counterfeit goods.

"They are stealing our intellectual property," Coburn said. "They are stealing our future."

Espinel, whose post was created by a 2008 law, said China is "an issue of great concern."

LINK

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-06-23/obama-administration-to-pursue-web-trafficking-in-pirated-films.html

Motion picture piracy costs the U.S. economy more than $20 billion annuallyclyde46

I just found this.

June 23 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration will try to shut down Internet trafficking in pirated movies and music, the government's first anti-piracy chief told Congress.

"We will go after the foreign-based websites and Web services that infringe our intellectual property rights," said Victoria Espinel, the U.S. intellectual property enforcement officer, in testimony today to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Espinel told Senator Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who leads the committee, she would cooperate as he develops legislation that he didn't detail to close illicit websites. She delivered a report yesterday proposing a 120-day review of government enforcement of laws protecting intellectual property and the need for new rules.

Motion picture piracy costs the U.S. economy more than $20 billion annually, Barry Meyer, chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., a unit of Time Warner Inc., said in written testimony. There were more than 1.7 million illicit downloads of the movie "Sherlock Holmes" in the first 30 days after its December release, Meyer wrote.

"Rampant theft of intellectual property strikes at the heart of our nation's economy," Meyer said.

Senator Thomas Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, said China isn't cooperating in quelling trade in counterfeit goods.

"They are stealing our intellectual property," Coburn said. "They are stealing our future."

Espinel, whose post was created by a 2008 law, said China is "an issue of great concern."

clyde46

I thought the US needs china the most? going against them that would be kinda funny. but all in all i don't support this (the over seas part)

I just found this.

June 23 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration will try to shut down Internet trafficking in pirated movies and music, the government's first anti-piracy chief told Congress.

"We will go after the foreign-based websites and Web services that infringe our intellectual property rights," said Victoria Espinel, the U.S. intellectual property enforcement officer, in testimony today to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Espinel told Senator Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who leads the committee, she would cooperate as he develops legislation that he didn't detail to close illicit websites. She delivered a report yesterday proposing a 120-day review of government enforcement of laws protecting intellectual property and the need for new rules.

Motion picture piracy costs the U.S. economy more than $20 billion annually, Barry Meyer, chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., a unit of Time Warner Inc., said in written testimony. There were more than 1.7 million illicit downloads of the movie "Sherlock Holmes" in the first 30 days after its December release, Meyer wrote.

"Rampant theft of intellectual property strikes at the heart of our nation's economy," Meyer said.

Senator Thomas Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, said China isn't cooperating in quelling trade in counterfeit goods.

"They are stealing our intellectual property," Coburn said. "They are stealing our future."

Espinel, whose post was created by a 2008 law, said China is "an issue of great concern."

clyde46

[QUOTE="clyde46"]Motion picture piracy costs the U.S. economy more than $20 billion annuallyGallion-Beast

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I just found this.

June 23 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration will try to shut down Internet trafficking in pirated movies and music, the government's first anti-piracy chief told Congress.

"We will go after the foreign-based websites and Web services that infringe our intellectual property rights," said Victoria Espinel, the U.S. intellectual property enforcement officer, in testimony today to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Espinel told Senator Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat who leads the committee, she would cooperate as he develops legislation that he didn't detail to close illicit websites. She delivered a report yesterday proposing a 120-day review of government enforcement of laws protecting intellectual property and the need for new rules.

Motion picture piracy costs the U.S. economy more than $20 billion annually, Barry Meyer, chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., a unit of Time Warner Inc., said in written testimony. There were more than 1.7 million illicit downloads of the movie "Sherlock Holmes" in the first 30 days after its December release, Meyer wrote.

"Rampant theft of intellectual property strikes at the heart of our nation's economy," Meyer said.

Senator Thomas Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican, said China isn't cooperating in quelling trade in counterfeit goods.

"They are stealing our intellectual property," Coburn said. "They are stealing our future."

Espinel, whose post was created by a 2008 law, said China is "an issue of great concern."

gameguy6700

I really wish people would stop using the dishonest "it's exactly like going to a store and shoplifting" analogy... if you're going to combat piracy, fine, but don't do it based on false premises.

This is a good thing in my opinion. I hope they are able to start prosecuting/fining pirates in mass quantities.

Renevent42

I really wish people would stop using the dishonest "it's exactly like going to a store and shoplifting" analogy... if you're going to combat piracy, fine, but don't do it based on false premises.

GabuEx

Espinel, whose post was created by a 2008 law, said China is "an issue of great concern."

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

I really wish people would stop using the dishonest "it's exactly like going to a store and shoplifting" analogy... if you're going to combat piracy, fine, but don't do it based on false premises.

Mystic-G

[QUOTE="Renevent42"]

This is a good thing in my opinion. I hope they are able to start prosecuting/fining pirates in mass quantities.

markop2003