Congress Earmarks $30 Million To Fight Piracy

Pirates beware! Congress has earmarked $30 million to fight piracy on the internet as well as a state and local level. With this new funding, piracy will be eradicated once and for all!

The funds include $20 million for new state and local economic, high technology and Internet crime prevention grants; $8 million for new FBI agents targeting IP crimes; and $2 million for new Department of Justice IP prosecutions. "Congress took a major step forward by providing $30 million in funding for new FBI agents, federal prosecutors, and local and state law enforcement grants to protect American jobs and creativity by cracking down on the theft of movies and other intellectual property," MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman said.

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