H.R. 4279 Would Establish Federal IP Cops

MrSnivvel writes "H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008, is gaining momentum in Congress. It passed the House a few days back. It would allow the Feds to seize hardware that has even one file coming from 'dubious origins,' e.g. downloaded from P2P. If passed into law, the bill would establish an Intellectual Property Enforcement Division within the office of the Deputy Attorney General. Rep. John Conyers says the goal is to 'prioritize intellectual property protection to the highest level of our government.'"

hehehehehe

[apodyopsis]

hehehehehe,

I'm so glad I live in the UK! Oh wait....

"I want this country to realize that we stand on the edge of oblivion! I want every man, woman and child to understand how close we are to chaos! I want everyone to remember why they need us!"

IP is the most important issue facing us in the US

[Jackie_Chan_Fan]

It is true. IP is the most important issue facing us in America. We have solved all of our problems. The oil crisis is solved, healthcare rates are affordable and healthcare service is impeccable. Its so nice to see that we really do not need alternative energy and that our economy is providing everyone a comfortable life style where only a single parent can work while the other parent raises the children. Education is more solid than ever. We are raising a nation of math wizards capable of programming in asm on the spot. Our government is finally loyal to the American citizen and corruption has been eradicated.

NOW.. we can finally tackle the issue of downloading music and movies illegally, and impose death on those that do.

I'm proud to be an American today. So proud.

Ok.

[Opportunist]

From now on, I'm leasing my hardware.

Re:jobless

[aussie_a]

I'm confused, is the Boy Scouts of America a bunch of commercial pirates?

how to name this Enforcement Division

[Max_W]

An Intellectual Property Enforcement Division named after El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha?

And on the badge - Don Quixote attacking the windmills.

Re:IP is the most important issue facing us in the

[Eivind]

Move to Norway :-)

1) Oil-crisis ? What crisis ? We export shitload of oil and are steeenking rich as a result.

2) Healthcare costs money ? Guess so, never saw a bill (see 1) (universal healthcare)

3) Energy ? We get 95% of our electric power from hydroelectric already, planning to be completely carbon-neutral as a country in a decade or two.

4) Comfortable lifestyle ? Flipping burgers earns you $12/hour or thereabouts here, and unemployment is like 2% perhaps, so got that pretty much covered. (the main unemployed are -unemployabe- more than unemployed; if you are incapable of showing up at work, the problem ain't with the economy: it's with you!)

Did I mention we've got hot girls yet ?

Re:Well

[Ethanol-fueled]

*Whew!* For a second there, I thought you were writing about coprophagy in the library bathroom or "Greek" buttsex with your partner.

Very simple abuse

[Skal Tura]

This is how you get rid of your worst enemy:

1) Get couple .torrent files
2) Email them to your enemy
3) Report to Feds
4) Profit???

or better yet, of "dubious origins" ... Send some joke powerpoint file as "PirateBoy" orsomething along those lines.

Wonder do they anything to protect ISPs, say you could ru ndown an ISP by ordering a bunch of servers putting some "dubious origins" material into the servers, and report to feds, there competition gone.

Didnt RTFA obviously :)

Re:Argue politics when you're out of high school.

[lilomar]

So he's just barely off in his analysis then?

Re:IP is the most important issue facing us in the

[Culture20]

Move to Norway :-)
[...]
Did I mention we've got hot girls yet ?

But you don't have lions and tigers. Only in Kenya...

Re:Well

[Anonymous Coward]

Pft. Typical! Those lazy senators are always abstaining from these important house votes...

Re:Well

[gtall]

Errr...just my guess but Obama and McCain didn't vote because this was a House vote and they being senators, decided it didn't involve them? Shame on them....

Gerry

Re:IP is the most important issue facing us in the

[db32]

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but what you wanted to buy was a steak. I imagine a steak would have tasted much better than a stake. Since most stakes are made out of wood it would explain the dryness and lack of flavor.

Re:IP is the most important issue facing us in the

[Mateo_LeFou]

"I bought a 15 GBP stake. It was a terrible stake; dry and no flavor."

Pointed pieces of wood tend to be that way.

Re:Watch out WoWers!

[Gazzonyx]

Sure, but first they'll have to pry it from my cold, dead, hands.

Re:This is not capitalism

[jbeaupre]

Your sig adds a nice touch of surrealism to your post. Thank you for the laugh.

Re:This is not capitalism

[Z34107]

Heeey.... you're right! Forgot about that; you don't exactly see your sig when you're posting.

These two posts are sure to be modded off-topic, but thanks for pointing that out to me. Now I can laugh, too. ^.^

Re:Seizing hardware

[oni]

it can be weeks before people get their kit back.

You deserve to have your computer taken (and to be beaten to unconsciousness) for using the word "kit" to describe everything. And I'm not exaggerating here, you guys call *everything* "kit." I even saw a soccer team described as kit. It's like you're all smurfs except that instead of calling everything "smurf" your cute little word is "kit."

Stop it. It's not amusing. It doesn't make you sound cool. Just stop it.

And don't even get me started on all the other retarded phrases you use. "Telly?" jesus man, grow up! Your people invented the English language, but your favorite pastime these days is raping it.

Re:This is not capitalism

[Stooshie]

My take is

- Centerist Politics - Capitalism - Fascism - Communism - Socialism - Centerist Politics -

Re:This is not capitalism

[VJ42]

In communism, the state controls the corporations. In facism, the corporations controil the state.

Freudian slip?

excellent news

[Sloppy]

Rep. John Conyers says the goal is to 'prioritize intellectual property protection to the highest level of our government.'"

That is extremely good news. It means that making sure that works fall into the public domain after their copyrights expire, is now part of an overall system that has become highest priority. We should expect this Conyers guy to be one of the sponsors of a bill that repeals DMCA's circumvention prohibitions.

Huh? Whaddya mean I don't understand? Isn't that what he implied? ;-)

Re:Well

[somersault]

Well, "full-throated endorsement" sounds like a good euphemism to use in another /. classic troll story

Yay!

[Quiet_Desperation]

I *knew* we'd be saved when the Democrats retook the Congress! Oh, wait...

Appalling

[SilverBlade2k]

Such an appalling law. If I was in the U.S, I would begin writing to my representative now.

Re:Write your senators...

[swillden]

Write your senators, please

My senator is Orrin Hatch.

<cry/>

Re:Well

[Omestes]

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