Under the legislation -- called the Protecting Intellectual Rights Against Theft and Expropriation or PIRATE Act -- the Justice Department would be able to file civil copyright infringement cases against people who wrongfully download or share computer files.
Who does Congress hire to come up with these ridiculous names? "Ok, we are sick and tired of spam emails so someone needs to figure out what a CAN-SPAM act would mean." Senator's Aide, "Uh, I think the intern Ricky from BU is especially gifted at this." "Get him on it."
