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Senate Introduces IP Reform Bill Bolstering Enforcement

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Senate Introduces IP Reform Bill Bolstering Enforcement

Threat Level (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008

The U.S. senators floated a bill Thursday boosting copyright and trademark protection, legislation that would allow the attorney general to prosecute civil cases of infringement and one that allows for the forfeiture of hardware used to infringe. The measure, much of which mirrors a similar...

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Now The Senate Wants To Add A Copyright Czar To The White House

Techdirt (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008

The House of Representatives passed the highly questionable Pro IP bill a few months ago. This bill, which would strengthen copyright law, just as many are realizing it should be headed in the other direction, would also establish a "Copyright Czar" position that would be part of the Executive Branch. Why we need a special Czar to prop up an obsolete business model has not been explained , beyond the...