3.0.0 3155 2023-01-11T21:18:42Z 2023-01-11T21:18:42Z House H HR 2007-07-24 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2007-08-10T13:23:15Z hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2007-08-10T13:23:09Z Referred to 2007-07-24T13:01:15Z Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 110 2317 S 2007-11-07 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Related bill CRS 2007-08-10 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2007-08-10 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Committee 2007-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 N G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2007-07-31 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2007-08-03 False M001152 Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] Marilyn Musgrave R CO N. 4 2007-08-03 False 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 2007-07-24 Introduced in House 2007-11-02T15:12:25Z Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007 - Makes copyright registration requirements applicable to only civil (not criminal) copyright infringement actions.

Authorizes the court, in civil copyright infringement actions, to: (1) order the impounding of records documenting the manufacture, sale, or receipt of items; and (2) determine that parts of a compilation or derivative work constitute separate works in assessing statutory damages.

Establishes criminal violations for any attempt or conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, with the same penalties as prescribed for the offense.

Deems the unauthorized importation or exportation of copies or phonorecords to be an infringement of the exclusive right to distribute, in certain circumstances.

Includes within the definition of "traffic in," for copyright infringement purposes, to import, export, or possess with intent to transport, transfer, or otherwise dispose of.

Increases the penalties for criminal copyright offenses, including: (1) criminal copyright infringement; (2) unauthorized recording of a motion picture; and (3) trafficking in counterfeit goods or services.

Provides for forfeiture of any property constituting or derived from proceeds of civil copyright infringement. Requires the court to order restitution for victims of criminal copyright 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 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.

]]> Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend titles 17 and 18, United States Code, to strengthen the protection of intellectual property, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-07-24T04:00:00Z 2007-08-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.