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The White House has released its 2010 Joint Strategic Plan On Intellectual Property Enforcement, which will make efforts to clamp down on online piracy.
Vice President Joe Biden, a long time supporter of the RIAA, signaled that the US is prepared to attack domestic and foreign websites that may be engaged in copyright infringement. Speaking about online piracy, Joe Biden stated his opinion that "(it) is theft, clear and simple. It's smash and grab, no different than a guy walking down Fifth Avenue and smashing the window at Tiffany's and reaching in and grabbing what's in the window."
Amongst measures considered are the monitoring of file sharing websites and networks, possibly assisting groups like the controversial US Copyright Group in their mass prosecution attempts (which has been attacked by the ACLU and EFF) and improved "law enforcement efforts at the Federal, state and local level."
The initiative is likely to be welcomed by both major parties in the US, both of whom have been vocal in their support of trade groups like the RIAA and the MPAA.
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Vice President Joe Biden, a long time supporter of the RIAA, signaled that the US is prepared to attack domestic and foreign websites that may be engaged in copyright infringement. Speaking about online piracy, Joe Biden stated his opinion that "(it) is theft, clear and simple. It's smash and grab, no different than a guy walking down Fifth Avenue and smashing the window at Tiffany's and reaching in and grabbing what's in the window."
Amongst measures considered are the monitoring of file sharing websites and networks, possibly assisting groups like the controversial US Copyright Group in their mass prosecution attempts (which has been attacked by the ACLU and EFF) and improved "law enforcement efforts at the Federal, state and local level."
The initiative is likely to be welcomed by both major parties in the US, both of whom have been vocal in their support of trade groups like the RIAA and the MPAA.
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