Attorney general John
Ashcroft has proposed new ways in which to crack down on film and music piracy
around the world. A new report commissioned of his behalf calls for 5 new anti
piracy offices across the US while offices should also be placed in places
like Asia and Eastern Europe as well. The
report also reveals that internet service providers will be forced to reveal
names of people trading copyrighted items online. The music industry
supposedly looses around 250 Billion US dollars (£140 Billion) from piracy every
year.
Ashcroft said that his
department of justice was going to build the most aggressive legal assault
against intellectual property crime in the nation's history. The report calls
for a crackdown from international crime rings to solo operators. Ashcroft
also made a point that he supports the fair use policy and will not be targeting
individual rights. He pointed out that the job of his department was to stop the
significant networks of organised individuals from stealing billions of
copyright materials on regular bases, he said this was not fair
use.
| US Attorney General John Ashcroft has unveiled proposals world. A report commissioned by him calls for five new anti-piracy offices across the US, while officers should be placed in Asia and eastern Europe as well. It also says internet providers should be forced to reveal the names of those trading copyrighted items online. The music and film industry loses around $250 billion (£140 billion) from piracy each year. He said his Department of Justice "This is illegal distribution, not fair |
The full story is over at The
Register. I wonder how long it will be before invidual users are targeted
just like the RIAA does.
Source: BBC
