Last week in New York, police arrested 11 people and confiscated more that 35,000 CDs that they claim were copied illegally. While Reno didn't mention the ongoing controversy over Napster or a DVD-descrambling utility , she did say that technology has made locking up intellectual property difficult. We are going to have to know the technology and know the laws that go along with that technology. Tuesday's luncheon was part of a larger two-day conference , and was sponsored by the Interactive Digital Software Association . IDSA represents large video-game manufacturers including Microsoft, LucasArts, Activision, and Eidos.
Pirates have to pay a price.
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