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Subject:    [DMCA_Discuss] FW:  Using tax dollars to combat piracy
From:       Richard Forno <rforno () infowarrior ! org>
Date:       2002-04-25 0:38:59
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http://news.com.com/2100-1023-891521.html?tag=fd_top

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Using tax dollars to combat piracy

By Gwendolyn Mariano
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
April 24, 2002, 4:25 PM PT

The Recording Industry Association of America is calling for additional
federal funding to combat the ongoing wave of piracy, saying that the number
of arrests and convictions for copyright crimes has skyrocketed over the
course of a year.

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Specifically, the RIAA is requesting the funds be used to create additional
squads or units for a program called Computer Hacking and Intellectual
Property, which is part of the Justice Department's initiative to fight
cybercrime. Although the RIAA applauded the creation of CHIP, it said it is
concerned that CHIP's main focus will be on computer hacking and not on
intellectual property. The RIAA requested in its testimony that these CHIP
units make intellectual property a top priority.

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The hearing comes against a backdrop of frustration over the ongoing problem
of piracy within the music industry. The RIAA said the number of arrests and
indictments for music piracy are up 113 percent from 2000 to 2001;
meanwhile, guilty pleas and convictions were up 203 percent and sight
seizures up 170 percent for that same period. The RIAA added that 2.8
million unauthorized CD-R (CD-recordable) discs were seized in 2001,
compared to 1.6 million in 2000.

[ RF - what the hell is an 'unauthorized cd-r' to them? a blank cd, or one
that's been used to pirate songs for illegal activities? of course, to them,
any blank cd is probably considered unauthorized.]


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