Speaking at a conference this week hosted by the Progress & Freedom Foundation, assistant antitrust attorney general at the US Department of Justice, Hewitt Pate expressed reservations regarding the Pirate Act.
The legislation, which has been passed by the Senate but not by the House of Representatives, aims to clamp down on peer-to-peer file sharing by allowing the Justice Department to pursue civil lawsuits against suspected copyright infringers.
The department will not be officially presenting its position on the matter until the fall, when it will deliver a report to attorney general, John Ashcroft.
However, Mr Pate told those attending the conference that the Pirate Act is "something that people should take with a grain of salt," adding that while "the Justice Department is there to enforce the law, there's something to be said for those who help themselves".
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