said by AnonProxy :

I ABSOLUTELY blame Bush on this one, and every other idiot politician that votes for it.

H.R. 4279 puts resources toward aiding a sector of the economy that employs an estimated 18 million workers - 13% of our labor force - and accounts for half of all US exports, driving 40% of the country's growth.

As a result of less than effective enforcement, however, counterfeiting and piracy costs the United States economy between 200 and 250 billion dollars every year, and results in the loss of 750,000 American jobs.

H.R. 4279 will do four important things:

First, it will prioritize intellectual property protection to the highest level of our government by creating an office in the White House that will be responsible for coordinating the IP efforts of eight diverse agencies and producing a national Joint Strategic Plan for IP enforcement.

Second, it will elevate IP enforcement within the Justice Department and provide more resources for investigating and prosecuting IP crimes.

Third, it will make changes to both civil and criminal IP laws to enhance the ability of intellectual property owners to effectively protect their rights.

And, it will increase penalties for IP violations that endanger public health and safety.

H.R. 4279 is now supported by a number of key industries and associations, including the Consumer Electronics Association, the Digital Media Association, the Net Coalition, the Internet Commerce Coalition, the Coalition for Consumers' Pictures Rights, and the Printing Industries of America.

This is in addition to support we already had from the Teamsters, the Directors Guild of America, SEIU, AFTRA, Unite Here, AFM, OPEIU, the Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy, the Motor Equipment Manufacturing Association, the Motion Picture Association of America, PHARMA, and NBC Universal.

said by texans20 :

I don't even have to look, I know Ron Paul voted no. He's the only one who cares about normal Americans, the rest of them are elitist assholes. Either way, it's not up to the government to enforce copyright, the RIAA/MPAA has to do that job.

said by jc100 :

His voting record falls within the Republican Party around 75 percent of the time.

said by HEDP :

China, Russia and other countries are no different, which is why I am indirectly asking where would the court system obtain the money and resources to prosecute alleged criminals from foreign and domestic identities.

said by Kearnstd :

i agree 14 year limit i mean seriously after 14years you have been compensated. look at drug patents, the company gets a certain amount of years to profit and then its open to generics.