The AP has a brief item informing us of a new Department of Justice crusade against copyright infringers. Attorney General Ashcroft told prosecutors that the Justice Department response to intellectual property theft “must be as forceful and aggressive and successful as our response to terrorism and violent crime and drugs and corruption has been.”
Isn’t it a Sept 10th frame of mind to equate the economic losses of companies well able to defend themselves with massive losses of human life? Shouldn’t finite federal resources be used to protect the greatest number?
Update: 10/08 14:16 EST by B:I fixed the link, it’s an AP story on a Speech not yet available I guess.
“successful” is it?
Unlike the DOJ, I hope the new restrictions won’t be “as successful as our response to terrorism and violent crime and drugs and corruption has been”. “Success” in THOSE -wars- (terror, crime, drugs and corruption) seems to have been elusive, even non-existent for the current administration.
the link doesn’t appear to be working
When I click the link, the page just refreshes.
Re:”successful” is it?
That “current” should read “any” birdie.
Thanks Blake!
For fixing the link! I’ll get this yet.