Bush Creates Captain Copyright

First, the good news: the most onerous provision of the Pro-IP Act was removed before Bush signed it into law Monday. That provision would have required the Justice Department to pursue civil litigation against copyright violators, effectively making American taxpayers pay for MPAA/RIAA lawsuits.

Now, the bad news: the Pro-IP Act creates within the executive branch the position of IP enforcement coordinator — a cabinet-level copyright cop.

Protecting Big Media’s crumbling business models by terrorizing consumers is now a cabinet-level priority. Witness your tax dollars at work, America. You just hired Captain Copyright.

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