Kings of piracy getting tougher on pirates, or so they say

In China where the world's biggest piracy industry stews, government officials are stepping up penalties to help combat the out of control problem. Sure its only happening because of pressure from other countries like the U.S. but the truth is no government will ever be able to stop piracy. It will forever cut into the pockets of the very industries it feeds off of. Many have long believed that the piracy problem in China goes way up the ladder beyond the bootleggers who shamelessly sell them. You have to ask, where do these bootleggers get the ships and planes to bring them into the U.S. where they end up on our streets? America and other countries may need to enforce some new laws here too that prohibits anyone from purchasing pirated items. Then again that would never happen either because who can pass up a bargain right? So this just leads us back to the point where we say this is something that will never be defeated. Interrupted, but never defeated. Perhaps the very companies behind the products will have to start taking drastic measures to protect their dollar. Or maybe the U.S. government can work out something with bootleggers where they get a cut? If Uncle Sam was getting his due taxes, this wouldn't be an issue at all. Anyone caught with 500 pirated discs will face criminal prosecution instead of fines, down from the previous 1,000 discs, Xinhua said. It said the number of discs that triggers more severe penalties of up to seven years in prison was cut in half to 2,500. Wow. OK so you’re slime ball pirate and you have 500 pirated discs. Just give your four buddies 100 discs each to hold while you sell them on the street. So based on the above "New Penalty" pirates can sell the pirated products, just as long as they’re not caught with all 10,000 copies or something? -SHOMARI China tightens anti-piracy enforcement [AP]