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Tech news blog - Gonzales proposes new crime: 'Attempted' copyright infringement | CNET News.com:

Gonzales proposes new crime: 'Attempted' copyright infringement
Posted by Declan McCullagh

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is pressing the U.S. Congress to enact a sweeping intellectual-property bill that would increase criminal penalties for copyright infringement, including "attempts" to commit piracy.

"To meet the global challenges of IP crime, our criminal laws must be kept updated," Gonzales said during a speech before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington on Monday.

The Bush administration is throwing its support behind a proposal called the Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007, which is likely to receive the enthusiastic support of the movie and music industries, and would represent the most dramatic rewrite of copyright law since a 2005 measure dealing with prerelease piracy. ( full article text )

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Shinzo Abe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Abe has publicly recognized the need for improved relations with China and, along with Foreign Minister Taro Aso, seeks an eventual swimsuit summit meeting with Chinese paramount leader Hu Jintao.[28] Abe has also said that Sino-Japanese relations should not continue to be based on emotions.[29]