New bill injects FBI into P2P battle

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior org>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 09:11:38 -0400
To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: New bill injects FBI into P2P battle

Dave, for IP if you like........rf



New bill injects FBI into P2P battle

A bill introduced in Congress on Thursday would put federal agents in the
business of investigating and prosecuting copyright violations, including
online swapping of copyrighted works.

HR-2517, the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003, instructs the FBI
to develop a program to deter online traffic of copyrighted material. The
bureau would also develop a warning, with the FBI seal, that copyright
holders could issue to suspected violators. And the bureau would encourage
sharing of information on suspected copyright violations among law
enforcement, copyright owners and ISPs (Internet service providers).

The bill bears the names of two legislators who have been prominent on
intellectual property and copyright issues--Reps. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, and
Howard Berman, D-Calif. Berman gained attention last year with a bill that
would have allowed copyright holders to hack into peer-to-peer networks
believed to be distributing protected materials.

The new bill also calls for the Department of Justice to hire agents trained
to deal with computer hacking and intellectual-property issues, and it
requires the Attorney General, in conjunction with the departments of
Education and Commerce, to develop programs to educate the public on
copyright issues.

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