Bush signs RIAA-backed intellectual-property law

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: dewayne () warpspeed com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: October 14, 2008 8:50:57 AM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy () warpspeed com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Bush signs RIAA-backed intellectual-property law

BUSH SIGNS RIAA-BACKED INTELLECTUAL-PROPERTY LAW

President George Bush (R) on Monday signed into law an intellectual- 
property enforcement bill that would consolidate federal efforts to  
combat copyright infringement under a new White House cabinet  
position. The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual  
Property Act establishes within the executive branch the position of  
intellectual property enforcement coordinator, who will be appointed  
by the president. The law also steepens penalties for intellectual- 
property infringement, and increases resources for the Department of  
Justice to coordinate for federal and state efforts against  
counterfeiting and piracy. The so-called Pro-IP Act passed unanimously  
in the Senate last month and received strong bipartisan support in the  
House. The Bush administration initially expressed its opposition to  
the legislation, but one of its more contentious provisions, which  
would have allowed the Justice Department to pursue civil litigation  
against copyright infringers, was removed.

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