"One of the things that our agency's responsible for doing is protecting the integrity of the economy and our nation's financial systems and obviously trademark infringement does have significant economic implications," she said.
OK... So the alleged copyright infringing company is based in the US. So money thaat should be going to a manufacturer in the US... Is instead going to a *different* manufacturer in the US.
How exactly is the US economy threatened by this?
Have I misunderstood? Is "homeland security" supposed to be about protecting the security *of* the homeland, or of every tiny little thing *within* the homeland?
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Date: 2004-10-29 11:29 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-10-29 11:36 am (UTC)And these people are being paid _WHY_?!
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Date: 2004-10-29 01:10 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-10-29 01:53 pm (UTC)OK... So the alleged copyright infringing company is based in the US. So money thaat should be going to a manufacturer in the US... Is instead going to a *different* manufacturer in the US.
How exactly is the US economy threatened by this?
Have I misunderstood? Is "homeland security" supposed to be about protecting the security *of* the homeland, or of every tiny little thing *within* the homeland?
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Date: 2004-10-29 04:35 pm (UTC)