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Congress Passes PRO-IP Act, but Bush May Veto

By soulxtc

Concerned about separation of powers and "legislative intrusion into the internal structure and composition of the President's Administration." Over the weekend Congress passed the controversial Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, or PRO-IP Act, which was formally known as the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act. If you recall, the legislation had originally contained a provision allowing the Dept of Justice to sue file-sharers in civil as well as criminal court. It was a job the DoJ did not want. "We strongly oppose Title I of the bill, which not only authorizes the Attorney General to pursue civil remedies for copyright infringement, but to secure 'restitution' damages and remit them to the private owners of infringed copyrights,"wrote the DoJ to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on September 29, 2008 (boomark / email).