Funding the Pirate Act
Xeni Jardin: "In addition, on Thursday, Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) introduced a bill that would allow the Justice Department to pursue civil cases against file sharers, again making it easier for law enforcement to punish people trading copyright music over peer-to-peer networks."
Andrew Raff has a great round-up on the PIRATE Act here.
Joe Gratz: "[This approach] shifts the costs of civil copyright enforcement from copyright holders to taxpayers." So far in 2004, Leahy has received $178,000 and Hatch has received $152,360. Find out where the money's flowing via opensecrets.org: TV/Movies/Music | Recorded Music Production.
see also: A Lesson for the RIAA and MPAA
Andrew Raff has a great round-up on the PIRATE Act here.
Joe Gratz: "[This approach] shifts the costs of civil copyright enforcement from copyright holders to taxpayers." So far in 2004, Leahy has received $178,000 and Hatch has received $152,360. Find out where the money's flowing via opensecrets.org: TV/Movies/Music | Recorded Music Production.
see also: A Lesson for the RIAA and MPAA
