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White House IPO czar bill clears first hurdle


March 07, 2008 An anti-piracy enforcer would be installed in the White House under a broad proposal to strengthen the government's hand in the war on intellectual property crimes. A top priority for the movie studios and record industry, the PRO-IP Act won unanimous approval by the House Judiciary Committee's intellectual property subcommittee. The bill attempts to make it easier for law enforcement officers to go after the personnel and material that pirates use to import and manufacture everything from brake parts to DVDs.

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