"LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. entertainment companies and the Federal Bureau of Investigation joined forces in their campaign against digital piracy on Thursday with a plan to place stark warnings on DVDs, CDs and video games about the penalties for making unauthorized copies.
The new warning label, unveiled at a news conference on Thursday, will carry the FBI seal and read: "The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to five years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000."
"The theft of copyrighted material has grown substantially and has had a detrimental impact on the U.S. economy," said FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director Jana Monroe, who added that cyber-crime ranks as the FBI's No. 3 priority right now behind terrorism and counter-intelligence."
By Sue Zeidler
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Source: Reuters
Feb 20, 2004, 08:24 AM
