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Letter to the Editor

Jan. 25, 2011

Protecting Intellectual Property Protects Us All

Richard B. Kendall responds to "Movie Studios Look to Prosecutors for Back-up Copyright Cases."

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

As a former federal prosecutor, I was surprised to read the statements by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and a law professor regarding criminal prosecutions of individuals who engage in for-profit trafficking in illegal copies of motion pictures ("Movie Studios Look to Prosecutors for Back-up on Copyright Cases," Dec. 15). Both the EFF and the professor object to the longstanding role that the Department of Justice p...

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