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Vote: Who Should Be the First U.S. Copyright Czar?

Now that the euphoria has ebbed a day after President Bush signed legislation creating a national copyright czar, we’re asking readers to suggest candidates they think should assume the cabinet-level post requiring Senate approval.

On Monday, Bush signed the “Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act” creating the new position ? an official on equal footing with the U.S. drug czar. The copyright czar is charged with implementing a nationwide plan to combat piracy and “report directly to the president and Congress regarding domestic international intellectual property enforcement programs.”

Bridget the midget

We’ve started the list with a few of the usual suspects on both sides of the copyright debate. Make your own nomination below, and vote up or down on others as you see fit.

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