3.0.0 2317 2023-01-11T14:50:58Z 2023-01-11T14:50:58Z Senate S S 2007-11-07 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2007-11-07T22:48:35Z Referred to 2007-11-07T20:02:56Z Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007 110 3155 HR 2007-08-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2007-11-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Committee 2007-11-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14064-14066) IntroReferral 2007-11-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14064) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-11-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2007-11-07 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2007-11-08 False Commerce Arts, Culture, Religion China Civil actions and liability Compensation for victims of crime Computer crimes Copyright Counterfeiting Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Department of Justice East Asia Europe Executive reorganization Export controls Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal law enforcement officers Foreign Trade and International Finance Forfeiture Government Operations and Politics Hong Kong Hungary Import restrictions Intellectual property International Affairs International cooperation Labeling Law Motion pictures Organized crime Packaging Prosecution Public prosecutors Science, Technology, Communications Sentences (Criminal procedure) Commerce 00 2007-11-07 Introduced in Senate 2008-02-01T22:30:14Z 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.

]]> Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 Display Title Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-11-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2317is/xml/BILLS-110s2317is.xml 2007-11-07 Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. 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.