March 18, 2011
10:59 a.m.
March 15, 2011 10:51 AM PDT White House wants new copyright law crackdown by Declan McCullagh <http://www.cnet.com/profile/declan00/> The White House today proposed sweeping revisions to U.S. copyright law, including making "illegal streaming" of audio or video a federal felony and allowing FBI agents to wiretap suspected infringers. In a 20-page white paper (PDF <http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ip_white_paper.pdf>), the Obama administration called on the U.S. Congress to fix "deficiencies that could hinder enforcement" of intellectual property laws. Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20043421-281.html#ixzz1GwoxIvyC