The U.S. Department of Justice\’s new budget includes greatly expanded funding for enforcement of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act:
The Senate has earmarked $10 million for copyright prosecutions, enough money for 155 agents and attorneys in the fiscal year starting in October. That\’s up from a current $4 million allocated for 75 positions. . . \”We are very pleased with the amount. It\’s going to be used to prevent a whole lot of Internet piracy and mischief,\” said Patricia Schroeder, president of the Association of American Publishers. \”If someone crashed the international banking community, it wouldn\’t be too funny,\” Schroeder said. \”The Department of Justice wants to send the message that this is not a joke. You really could put someone out of business.\” (More from Wired.)
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