Locke, Biden Reassure Hollywood On Piracy
22 April 2009
Locke, Biden Reassure Hollywood On Piracy
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke on Tuesday told the movie industry that his department "will be a partner for you in devising ways to improve the security of your products." Locke made his pledge at a Washington D.C. symposium organized by the Motion Picture Association of America. He told the gathering, "The Obama Administration is well aware of the impact of counterfeiting and piracy on our industries and workers, and we're working to combat it." Locke's comments were echoed Tuesday night by Vice President Joe Biden who called Internet piracy "pure theft" and alleged that it resulted in a loss of income to artists and to the American people who have lost jobs because of it. "The recent revelation that an illegal copy of the upcoming movie Wolverine (sic) had been posted on the Internet prior to its theatrical release underscores the problem the industry faces," he said, "As a former prosecutor, I believe in the full and impartial enforcement of the law" concerning such cases. Although officials had vowed to bring to justice the person or persons who posted online a workprint of the movie X-Men Origins Wolverine , no suspects have as yet been named.
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