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WHY is the DHS acting as a goon squad for the MPAA? Because ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is one of the Federal agencies directly tasked with copyr
by rosser 13y ago
WHY is the DHS acting as a goon squad for the MPAA?
Because ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) is one of the Federal agencies directly tasked with copyrights enforcement, and ICE is part of DHS. That is: it's their job.
(Note: not saying I agree with it, but as it stands, that's how things work.)
- higherpurpose 13y agoAnd that's mainly because they conflate online piracy with counterfeiting of products, and that's exactly how MPAA wants it, because they can try pushing bills that "stop illegal harmful drugs...and also online piracy", like they tried to do with SOPA. Same thing with the Pro IP Act that allows US gov to seize .com, .org and .net domains (much like SOPA proposed), and they seize hundreds of domains every year for both counterfeiting and online piracy, although when they do it they make it a much bigger deal about counterfeiting, and they latch the piracy ones to that operating, because they know people are more likely to agree with seizing of counterfeiting sites.