USPO: “Music downloads = National Security Threat”

Posted on March 20, 2007
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All I have to say is “huh? Is everything now a national security threat?”

U.S. Patent Office Says Free Music Downloads Could Harm Children, National Security

“A decade ago, the idea that copyright infringement could become a threat to national security would have seemed implausible,” Patent and Trademark Director Jon Dudas said in a report released this week. “Now, it’s a sad reality.”

File-sharing software also could be to blame for government workers who expose sensitive data and jeopardize national security after downloading free music on the job, the report states.

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