3.0.0 5921 2023-01-12T17:52:34Z 2023-01-12T17:52:34Z House H HR 2006-07-27 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-07-27T14:05:50Z 2006-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 N C000556 Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] HOWARD COBLE R NC 6 2006-07-27 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2006-07-27 True Commerce Americans in foreign countries Arts, Culture, Religion Business records China Compensation for victims of crime Computer crimes Confidential communications Conspiracy Copyright Counterfeiting Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Damages Department of Justice Discovery (Law) East Asia Europe Executive reorganization Export controls Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal advisory bodies Federal law enforcement officers Foreign Trade and International Finance Forfeiture Fraud Government Operations and Politics Hong Kong Hungary Identification devices Import restrictions Information technology Injunctions Intellectual property International Affairs International cooperation Internet Labeling Labor and Employment Larceny Law Motion pictures Music Packaging Police training Prosecution Public prosecutors Recruiting of employees Science, Technology, Communications Sound recording and reproducing Video tape recording Commerce 00 2006-07-27 Introduced in House 2006-09-22T20:04:02Z Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2006 - Amends federal copyright law to: (1) provide that copyright registration requirements apply to civil (not criminal) infringement actions; (2) allow a court to issue a protective order to prevent disclosure of seized records relating to copyright infringement; (3) allow a court to treat parts of a copyrighted work as separate works for purposes of assessing statutory damages; (4) impose criminal penalties for attempts and conspiracies to commit copyright infringement; and (5) prohibit importing and exporting of infringing copies of copyrighted works.

Amends the federal criminal code to increase penalties for: (1) trafficking in counterfeit labels or packaging; (2) criminal infringement of copyrights; (3) unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in reproductions of live musical performances; (4) unauthorized recording of motion pictures; and (5) trafficking in counterfeit goods or services.

Provides for civil forfeiture of property used to facilitate copyright infringement and restitution for victims of such infringement.

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 comprehensive program to train FBI agents in the investigation and prosecution of such crimes; (3) assign federal prosecutors to Justice Department offices in Hong Kong and Budapest to coordinate international enforcement of intellectual property laws; and (4) create a task force to develop and 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.

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