Vice President Joe Biden recently had some strong words for file sharers:
We used to have a problem in this town saying this,"But piracy is theft. Clean and simple. It's smash and grab. It ain't no different than smashing a window at Tiffany's and grabbing [merchandise]."
The statement comes in the wake of the Obama administration's introduction of its plan to protect intellectual property. The plan is outlined in a report by Victoria Espinel, the U.S. intellectual property enforcement coordinator. The report contains more than 33 recommendations.
Biden continued:
;"This is not just about the new 'Robin Hood' movie, it's not just about creative talent...It's about whether a Kevlar [bulletproof] vest we are putting on some guy and whether it works or not."
Read more about it at C-Net.
Arts + Labs applauds The Obama administration's active position in the protection of intellectual property.
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