USA Starts Worldwide War on Piracy

October 19, 2004

USA Starts Worldwide War on Piracy
The US Judiciary announced as of October 12 launch of worldwide war on piracy within the scope of the international war on drugs and terrorism. This will aim at producers of pirate records, as well as individuals and groups illegally downloading music from the Internet and consumers buying pirate products.

American legal experts will assist in attacking IPR crimes in the USA and Eastern European and Asian regions with massive production of counterfeit products. Furthermore, federal prosecuting attorneys will also assist these regions in their anti-pirate actions against the flow to Hungary and China’s Hong Kong.

The American Judiciary also said, this will be an activity of unprecedented scope, efforts and significance for the USA, however the complete budget and duration of the campaign remain unveiled.