Copyright Cop Position Added to White House

Pro-IP Act passes House to the glee of RIAA and MPAA

Congress has been considering a bill called the PRO-IP Act since late last 
year and the House of Representatives has now decided to pass that bill. The 
bill, heavily supported by RIAA and MPAA, originally had a controversial 
section which would allow for fines on compilation CDs to be unusually 
excessive. That portion of the bill was dropped before the bill was passed 
but there remain several areas of concern about the impact the bill will 
have on filesharing. The biggest area of concern is the fact that the bill 
creates a new position in the White House called the U.S. Intellectual 
Property Enforcement Representative. This new position helps to make sure 
that organizations like RIAA can continue to gain legal ground even after 
the presidential election changes major players in the government. The main 
goals of the act are to strengthen copyrights, make it easier to prosecute 
people who violate copyrights and increase fines associated with copyright 
infringement.

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