Bush creates high-level anti-piracy post

[Ne007]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush has created a new senior-level position to fight global intellectual-property piracy and counterfeiting that cost American companies billions of dollars each year, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Friday.

"Intellectual-property theft is a major problem around the world. We believe that it is costing U.S. businesses about $250 billion in lost sales," Gutierrez told Reuters in an interview with reporters and editors.

Bush has tapped Chris Israel, currently deputy chief of staff for Gutierrez, to head up the administration's anti-piracy efforts. China -- where 90 percent of music and movies are pirate copies -- will be a chief priority, Gutierrez said.

"Frankly, our goal is to reduce (China's piracy levels) to zero," Gutierrez said. He declined to specify a timetable, but acknowledged it could be a lengthy effort.

Gutierrez got a personal glimpse of rampant piracy in China during a visit earlier this month, when he was offered the chance to buy a pirated copy of the newest Star Wars movie for $1 dollar, an aide said.

The United States will closely monitor a long list of anti-piracy pledges China made at this month's high-level Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade meeting, including a promise to increase criminal prosecutions, Gutierrez said.

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[mountain_rage]

Once again the united states goverment thinks they have the right to stick there nose in the buisness of otehr countries. Many people in china cannot afford to pay 30$ for a damn movie, so they arnt loosing much money there. Quite frankly the world would be a better place if the states just kept to themselves.

[gaining]

http://www.impeachbush.tv/

[AgentOrange]

$1 for starwars ep3? What a rip off! You can download it for FREE.

Its funny, more people in the US share files than people that voted for Bush.

Isn't the US's republic a great system?

[Digital Bliss]

Bring it we are unstopable, take down one site 10 more pop up sue one person 100 more start downloading.

[aqlo]

I kind of like the idea of them hassling China with this stuff, I tend to enjoy it whenever my government screws with other countries instead of me.

[Signa]

...when he was offered the chance to buy a pirated copy of the newest Star Wars movie for $1 dollar...

and i bet he bought it too!

it really is wasted effort. the only thing they can possibly do is stop the importing of these DVDs. they will never get enough support from the china government to stop this.

[the great one]

"Frankly, our goal is to reduce (China's piracy levels) to zero," Gutierrez said. He declined to specify a timetable, but acknowledged it could be a lengthy effort.

.............................. :icon_salu LOL,well good luck to ya.

[Smoovious]

... lets hope this new post will be just as successful at stopping piracy as the Drug Czar post has been in stopping recreational drugs ...

[jaylarson]

'the great one' :: " Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans!" what, no quotes... nice plagarism... the new piracy...

[the great one]

'the great one' :: " Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans!" what, no quotes... nice plagarism... the new piracy...

Better?Lol, everybody in the world knows that is a quote and most people know who said it.

[phil11]

Does this mean that next time I order some take out from No.1 Chinese that I can't get a sweet and sour chicken w/steamed rice, an egg roll and War of the Worlds?

[Travis982]

The U.S. should leave other people alone. One of these days someone (maybe China) will slap them down. I mean China is not some little weakling country like Iraq.

Quoting YWD67:
"I think the only continent that is not pissed at us because of G.W's mouth is Antartica."

Yep! You're right. But any self-respecting penguin would certainly piss in Bush's face given the opportunity.

[boogiedan]

oh yes this is a man with no self -worth
hes the Devil in dusguise-Illuminati after us
time 2 fight back


i'd die for John Connor

[louisgag]

Its funny, more people in the US share files than people that voted for Bush.

good one :D :D

[black_magiic]

the time line must be like around the time the earth just drops out of orbit.

[Herr.Wenz]

God Bless the US cause no one else will.

Yea they think they can stop god knows how many people in china from pirating? Please its sad to see this man in office and half the people still believe he is a great man

Go ahead and push China, when the time comes China will start pushing back

[gaining]

Time for China and NK to start holding hands.....LOL.
Oh that would be a good time.

@ Herr.Wenz
Nice of you to say that but not even your God would bless the US.

[MrCoggy]

ZERO??!!!

Tell you what, why not go the whole hog and ram your own product down their necks at prices they can't afford.

Just how arrogant can a department be?

The only way they would acheive this aim is if they were to GIVE everything they churn out away for free even before it comes out in retail or cinemas.

Completely unworkable.

[riderx]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -

"Frankly, our goal is to reduce (China's piracy levels) to zero," Gutierrez said. He declined to specify a timetable, but acknowledged it could be a lengthy effort.

Gutierrez got a personal glimpse of rampant piracy in China during a visit earlier this month, when he was offered the chance to buy a pirated copy of the newest Star Wars movie for $1 dollar, an aide said.

The United States will closely monitor a long list of anti-piracy pledges China made at this month's high-level Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade meeting, including a promise to increase criminal prosecutions, Gutierrez said.

Read the complete article (http://www.zeropaid.com/news/5576/Bush+creates+high-level+anti-piracy+post/)

They are not going to stop piracy or slow it down.
Right now the United States have place tariffs on China.
Piracy is rampant in China. *big deal*
The ending result= Thats just the way it is!

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[method]

War on terror... war on drugs... war on piracy...

Where the fuck is the "war on corporate corruption"?

It'd be profitable to the tax-payer... and damaging to corrupt political campaigns (another victory for the people).

[nukehella]

Yep! You're right. But any self-respecting penguin would certainly piss in Bush's face given the opportunity.
No self-respecting penguin would allow it's urine to be contaminated by making contact with that piece of human filth.

[origin]

*uck him and his *ucking post. he is the biggest liar i have ever seen. 2008 is so close yet so soon.

l8

[nightsun007]

Just what we need, another worthless post that the president can appoint. I hope the next president removes it. Its just a waste of money that cators towards the people in the riaa and mpaa. It does nothing for the little people.
Now, they need to make a post for the president that will tell him when he is making a bad and unwanted post. lol

[Smoovious]

Now, they need to make a post for the president that will tell him when he is making a bad and unwanted post. lol

Have it set up so the candidate that came in 2nd place automatically gets appointed to that post, just to make sure the winner doesn't just fill it with a yes-man.

-- Smoov

[zachary1]

This is coming from the same imbecile who stated that Africa is a country, folks. Just remember that.

[transduction]

Travis982, you are very correct. Bush can run his mouth all he wants, but the US cannot enforce laws on a country like China. China is becoming more powerful militarily, and the US considers them a threat. The ironic thing is people here in the US helped build China's military by purchasing cheap imported goods.

As far as file sharing goes, Bush is just protecting the interests of corporations as usual. He has been doing this ever since he came into office. And Boogiedan, you are right about the illuminati part, Bush and Kerry are both members of Skull and Bones, which carries the same philosophies and goals as the Illuminati.

I can't believe Bush was reelected, but Kerry would not save us either.

[Kalamity]

Yeah I heard about Bush being part of the illuminati occult thing. Well dodgy bunch they are.

[axlman]

I don't agree with what Bush is doing, But.... I can see why he is! It's because the things that are being pirated over there are made here in the US! That's how the US can stick their nose anywhere they want to! I'm sure the bush don't care if China is pirating their own chinese crap though!!


And once again, let's all thank the Sellout Band "Metallica" for starting all this crap many years ago with the Napster issue! The only good thing that came out of it was that people actually started to make some great new programs!

[boogiedan]

huh --- Bush n Blair should be exterminated
rok on