Robert Wexler, D-Fla
“We, as representatives of the Congress of the United States of America and the Congress of the Federative Republic of Brazil, are dedicated to fostering, promoting and expanding the artistry of authorship, performance and production of creative expressions and works. “… We condemn those who pirate the works of our respective peoples, recognizing that theft eats away at that core of our national identities and our national economic interests.”

Sen. Fritz Hollings, South Carolina
"A lack of security has enabled significant copyright piracy, which drains America's content industries to the tune of billions of dollars every year (on his copy protection legislation introduction).”

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales
"By dismantling these networks, the Department is striking at the top of the copyright piracy supply chain - a distribution chain that provides the vast majority of the illegal digital content now available online, and by penetrating this illegal world of high-technology and intellectual property theft, we have shown that law enforcement can and will find - and we will prosecute - those who try to use the Internet to create piracy networks beyond the reach of law enforcement (on Operation Site Down)."

Attorney General John Ashcroft
"The department is prepared to build the strongest, most aggressive legal assault against intellectual-property crime in our nation's history”……….. “Intellectual property theft is a global problem that hurts economies around the world. To be effective, we must respond globally, working closely with our foreign law enforcement counterparts, we have moved aggressively to strike at the very core of the international online piracy world (on Operation FastLink)."

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Signed legislation Tuesday (9/24/04) aimed at discouraging online piracy by requiring anyone disseminating movies or music on the Internet to disclose their e-mail address, aiding the industry that helped him gain worldwide fame.

Senator Kevin Murray, California
On his new bill to outlaw file sharing: “ I wrote the bill because file-sharing companies have the legal responsibility, to monitor the ways their networks are used.”

Department of Commerce
"For the past year, the Department has been developing the Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) that is intended to "smash the criminal networks that traffic in fakes, stop trade in pirated and counterfeit goods at America's borders, block bogus goods around the world, and help small businesses secure and enforce their rights in overseas markets."

Jon Dudas, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
"Piracy and counterfeiting are on the rise around the world, and all American businesses are at risk"

Chamber of Commerce, Chamber-led Coalition
"This year (2005), we will work to pass legislation to toughen penalties on counterfeiting and piracy, press the Department of Homeland Security to dramatically increase the interdiction of bogus products, and help implement the recommendations of a Department of Justice report on expanding law enforcement and prosecution of intellectual property thieves."

Lamar Smith, Texas, Chairman Subcommittee on Courts, Internet, and Intellectual Property
"Despite the growing numbers of legal alternatives to pirated networks, some have argued that copyright piracy is now completely ingrained in the culture of America and that our laws need to be updated to reflect this reality”... “It is clear that copyright piracy is not viewed as a serious concern by many teenagers and young adults."

Sheldon Steinbach, general counsel for the American Council on Education
"I've spoken with major public research university presidents who are distressed about how their bandwidth is being abused by students and others, and they are poised to take appropriate action".

IFPI Chairman and CEO John Kennedy
“Over the next few years governments and society are going to have to learn to take piracy more seriously - piracy not just of music, but in all its forms. It is no longer acceptable for governments to turn a blind eye, or to regard piracy as merely a small irritation to society. The illegal music trade is destroying creativity and innovation, eliminating jobs and bankrolling organized crime."