Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007

A bill to amend titles 17 and 18, United States Code, and the Trademark Act of 1946 to strengthen and harmonize the protection of intellectual property, and for other purposes.

11/7/2007--Introduced.
Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action for copyright infringement in lieu of criminal proceedings. Directs the Attorney General to:
(1) create an operational unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to assist in the investigation and coordination of intellectual property crimes;
(2) implement a program to train FBI agents in the investigation and prosecution of such crimes;
(3) assign federal prosecutors to Department of Justice (DOJ) offices in Hong Kong and Budapest to coordinate international enforcement of intellectual property laws; and
(4) create a task force to implement a plan to investigate and prosecute international organized crime syndicates involved in theft of intellectual property.
Authorizes additional funding through FY2011 to investigate and prosecute criminal activity involving computers.
Amends federal copyright law to:
(1) provide that copyright registration requirements apply to civil (not criminal) infringement actions;
(2) require courts to issue protective orders to prevent disclosure of seized records relating to copyright infringement;
(3) modify forfeiture provisions relating to criminal copyright infringement; and
(4) prohibit importing and exporting of infringing copies of copyrighted works.
Amends the federal criminal code to enhance penalties for:
(1) trafficking in counterfeit labels or packaging;
(2) criminal infringement of copyrights;
(3) unauthorized recording of motion pictures; and
(4) trafficking in counterfeit goods or services.
Provides for civil forfeiture of property used to facilitate copyright infringement and for restitution for victims of such infringement.

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Sponsor

• Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
  • Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2317

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
November 07, 2007

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• Nov 07, 2007: Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
• Nov 07, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Nov 07, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14064)
• Introduced on Nov 07, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Trade
• Technology
• Sentences (Criminal procedure)
• Public prosecutors
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• Prosecution
• Packaging
• Organized crime
• Motion pictures
• Law
• Labeling
• International cooperation
• International affairs
• Import restrictions
• Hungary
• Humanities
• Hong Kong
• Forfeiture
• Foreign policy
• Federal law enforcement officers
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Export controls
• Executive reorganization
• Executive departments
• Europe
• East Asia
• Department of Justice
• Criminal justice
• Criminal investigation
• Counterfeiting
• Copyright
• Consumers
• Computer crimes
• Compensation for victims of crime
• China
• Business
• Actions and defenses
• Intellectual property

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