This article is a report on the controversial Anti-piracy bill.  On October 13, 2008, President George W. Bush signed the bill into law.  This particular bill greatly stiffens penalties for movie and music piracy on a federal level.  The law itself creates a new position or "intellectual property czar," who will directly report to the President concerning ways in which copyright law can be better protected both domestically and internationally.  Previously, the Justice Department had contended that the new position would greatly undermine its authority.  The law also makes criminal laws against piracy more tough.  There is significant worry though that this new law risks the punishment of innocent people.  It is interesting to note that the MPAA strongly backed this bill.  The passing of this bill shows how ineffective some of the past legislation has been on curbing film piracy.  If past laws and case ruling had made enough of an impact, then this new, and aggressive, law would not have been needed.  Even though such groups as the MPAA have been making fervent efforts to curb film piracy, it is simply not enough.