White House wants Wiretaps to Enforce Copyright

Filed under:General — posted by Winston on 3/15/2011 @ 11:16 pm

From: Cnet

Under federal law, wiretaps may only be conducted in investigations of serious crimes, a list that was expanded by the 2001 Patriot Act to include offenses such as material support of terrorism and use of weapons of mass destruction. The administration is proposing to add copyright and trademark infringement, arguing that move “would assist U.S. law enforcement agencies to effectively investigate those offenses.”

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20043421-281.html#ixzz1GjUNNWr9

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