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"One example of online music piracy legislation is H.R. 2517, the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003, which is being considered in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. The Piracy Deterrence and Education Act counters online music piracy by attacking illegal peer-to-peer file sharing networks through federal law enforcement agencies and a massive public education campaign. Under this bill, both the FBI and the United States Copyright Office are mandated to develop deterrence and enforcement programs against online music piracy. Participants on online music piracy would receive a notice and a warning before being prosecuted for their illegal actions. The AFM will continue to advocate for this bill's passage on Capitol Hill so that online music piracy will become a thing of the past."
-http://www.afm.org/public/departments/leg_issues_05.php