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FBI Unveils Logo to Warn Against Digital Piracy.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, February, 2004

By William Glanz, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Feb. 20--Federal investigators yesterday introduced a logo that entertainment companies can place on their products warning consumers not to illegally copy and distribute computer games and digital versions of movies and music over the Internet.

The new seals bearing the FBI logo and a stern warning could appear soon.

Federal law-enforcement officials hope to slow digital piracy, which cost U.S. companies $23 billion last year, said Jana Monroe, assistant director of the FBI's cyber-division.

"The theft of copyrighted material has grown substantially and has had a detrimental impact on the U.S. economy," she said.

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