Proposed Crime of the Century
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A bill, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, to the rigidity of criminal sanctions for copyright sparked fury has done, but if history is any allegation can be hard to deal with Congress. Before the Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007 at the Palais des Congrès can even, they must be accompanied by a member of the House or Senate. The Department of Justice has yet to find a sponsor, although the hope that a meeting with the staff Hill is a color. And while the DOJ asserts that the party support for his account, a similar exercise during the last year not to do with one voice. “We are still checking the bill, but is based on our initial review that we have some concerns,” said Corynne McSherry, a collaborator of counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “One of our greatest concerns is that it criminalizes attempts to copyright infringement.” McSherry stated that has no precedent in copyright, and noted that the law is not unique: “It is not quite clear what is considered experimental against copyright . ” Essentially, the bill would in turn copyright in a little more about other laws: the government could seize personal property, wiretaps, legal certainty for the first hour of injury and life in prison , in a broad and ambiguous definition, The Simple attempt to violate copyright is a crime. The Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007, proposed by Gonzales on Monday to change underway in the United States copyright to give the government more powers to investigate and monitor cases of extending the scope of application, which is a crime, and that stiff penalties, including the addition of living conditions for those whose activities death. Among the proposed changes, the bill would it be easier for someone free as a rigid and repeat offenders, the penalty for repeat offences. It would be rotting increase provisions, to enable the government to take property in the commission of a crime - a PC, a house, cash on hand. Exporting pirated material would also be a crime, and billing, interception of the federal police security authority is underway. The “attempt” provision that the mere intention of a crime, saying that the law could be extended for a computer to interpret the music full of pin next to a CD-RW as an act of piracy. The laws of most Blickfang dramatically increases the level of sentencing for criminal activity which leads to the damage or death - like chasing bogus Lipitor or a false “UL”-Logo on a power cable that not to Underwriters Laboratories safety standards. Actions who knowingly or recklessly cause physical damage to prison sentences of up to 20 years, while those who are likely to cause the death of a defendant away from life. About the background during a conference call Monday, a senior official of the Department of Justice pointed out that the sentence could also determine all types of pirated products “fake drugs, fake auto parts, Parts planes - everything, really, it would endanger the life or in the extremities. ” The bill would also criminalize the intent to compel the copyright crime, the Ministry of Justice says that copyright can be more in harmony with other criminal laws. Currently, he is in fact a crime must have occurred, for the prosecutors case. The new legislation, the mere attempt to criminalize. “(If), in a study, there is a large warehouse of DVDs, but we can not prove that they were in fact absolutely be sold or distributed, as long as we see evidence, we can costs for people trying to “The DOJ official said. But the extension of the government’s authority to prosecute those who simply attempt, or is planning to violate copyrights raises a red flag, some critics say. It is not surprising that music labels and Hollywood, it is expected that the proposed agreement with the regime. After all, it is similar in the last accounting year, copyright, the assumption by Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the Software and Information Industry Association and the RIAA. And it is likely that Smith, the ranking Republican on the list House Judiciary Committee, Gonzales returned “. A representative of the RIAA, said the organization has not been verified yet, and could not comment on the accounts. The MPAA is still in the analysis of the proposed legislation, after Gayle Osterberg, an MPAA Vice President. But they often provide support for the process, if it is not itself the bill. “We are very pleased with the continued commitment of the Division for the protection of intellectual property, and we look forward to working with the department and Congress, as required by the process is moving,” she said. If it reflects the transposition into national law, you may wish to suggest that the CD moved a little farther from your computer |