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Information Today December 31, 2007 George H. Pike	Congress Proposes to Enhance IP Enforcement and Penalties The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act, H.R. 4279, proposes a number of steps to strengthen the enforcement of copyright, trademark, and patent laws and to increase criminal and civil penalties for copyright infringement.
InternetNews December 6, 2007 Sean Gallagher	New Bill Stiffens File-Sharing Penalties The U.S. House of Representatives is edging closer to laying out harsher penalties and stepping up enforcement for the illegal sharing of music and movies.
InternetNews September 29, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Anti-Piracy Bill Headed for the White House Bill to tighten piracy-enforcement laws and championed by entertainment industry heads to president's desk, though objections persist.
InternetNews June 21, 2006 Roy Mark	Pirates Still Sailing By IP Protection Efforts The United States continues to flex its powerful legal muscle when it comes to intellectual property protection but even the government admits the results have been mixed.
InternetNews November 10, 2005 Roy Mark	Attorney General Seeking Tougher IP Laws Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales proposed new legislation today that would strengthen penalties for copyright infringement, expand intellectual property protection and add critical enforcement tools.
Home Theater October 14, 2008	Another Bad Copyright Law Passes The newly signed Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act escalates penalties for copyright infringement.
InternetNews April 7, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Hollywood Congressman Goes Global to Nix Piracy Rep. Berman announces a new effort to take the piracy fight worldwide.
Reason February 2009 David Weigel	Czar Wars Don't expect an Obama administration to eliminate the new post of intellectual property watchdog
InternetNews May 15, 2007 Roy Mark	More Jail Time For Copyright Crooks? Attorney General Alberto Gonzales sent legislation to Capitol Hill Monday that would increase jail time for repeat offenders of copyright laws.
InternetNews November 11, 2005 Roy Mark	Public Knowledge Pans AG's Copyright Proposal Digital rights group Public Knowledge picks apart legislation that puts copyright theft in criminal code.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	Counterfeiting, Piracy Continue to Thrive Globally U.S. government, associations, companies remain on the offensive to combat intellectual property theft.
InternetNews October 14, 2008	President Signs Tough New Anti-Piracy Law President Bush on Monday signed into law the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, which provides stiffer penalties for breaching intellectual property.
InternetNews July 25, 2005 Roy Mark	Bush Appoints IP Eyes New senior-level government position at the Commerce Department to focus on coordinating U.S. efforts in combating worldwide intellectual property theft.
InternetNews November 14, 2005 Roy Mark	Trade Rep Raps China on Piracy U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman urges Beijing to roll up illegal distribution networks.
InternetNews October 1, 2010	EFF Claims Victory in Delay of Senate IP Bill The Electronic Frontier Foundation warned that the legislation designed to combat piracy will inevitably take down lawful content.
Entrepreneur June 2006 Jane Easter Bahls	Hitting Hard Piracy laws just got tougher.
InternetNews September 28, 2010	White House IP Honcho Takes On Piracy IP enforcement coordinator says government, private sector must work together to stamp out intellectual property infringement.
InternetNews May 2, 2005 Roy Mark	U.S. Ups Pressure on China Over IP Rights The United States says Beijing's infringement levels remain unacceptably high and may lead to trade sanctions.
InternetNews January 15, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	New Clashes Await Over Digital Copyright Does government need to do more to curtail piracy, or are media industries threatening the freedom of the Internet?
National Defense July 2010 Alison Brown	Companies Raise Intellectual Property Protection Issues A survey by the National Defense Industrial Association reports instances where government employees improperly handled proprietary technical data, including the release of information to competitors.
InternetNews September 29, 2004 Roy Mark	House Toughens Penalties on P2Ps Bill calls for criminal penalties of up to five years for willfully distributing copyrighted works.
InternetNews April 1, 2004 Roy Mark	House Panel Endorses P2P Criminal Penalties Judiciary subcommittee passes legislation sanctioning prison time for suspects caught trading 1,000 or more copyrighted files online.
Home Theater May 17, 2007	'Attempted Copyright Crimes' Law Proposed Copying music or movies? Don't even think about it, says attorney general Alberto Gonzales. He's supporting a new law that would make even attempting copyright infringement a new federal offense.
Home Theater December 17, 2007 Mark Fleischmann	Congress Unrolls Copyright Wiper Look out, file sharers. Congress is about to enact draconian new legislation that would make penalties for copyright violation even stiffer.
InternetNews June 9, 2009 Dan Muse	Lawmaker Calls for Rethinking Piracy Fight Rep. Robert Wexler admits shortcomings of efforts to defend intellectual property in what has become a generational struggle.
InternetNews January 12, 2010	All Eyes on U.S. Intellectual Property Deal Concerns among some in tech surface as the U.S. negotiates with other countries on copyright infringement policy.
InternetNews May 18, 2007 Clint Boulton	Will Copyright Alliance's Wax Trigger YouTube's Wane? YouTubes of the world be warned. This coalition vows to uphold and enforce copyright laws under the First Amendment.
InternetNews April 9, 2007 Roy Mark	U.S. Lodges Piracy Complaints Against China The United States is turning to the World Trade Organization to settle two trade disputes with China involving intellectual property rights.
InternetNews May 22, 2007 Roy Mark	A Rocky Road to Patent Reform A member of the House Judiciary Committee overseeing the Patent Reform Act of 2007, said he was optimistic "we'll finally pass patent reform this year."
InternetNews February 27, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Net Neutrality, Copyright Spoiling for a Fight It may be time to choose sides in the battle lines drawing over Net neutrality and online copyright.
Search Engine Watch September 27, 2007 Grant Crowell	Copyright Law: What Search Marketers Should Know (Part 2) Addressing copyright infringement issues can be a tricky business. Take the time to plan out your approach so you can get through it quickly and easily.
InternetNews November 18, 2010	Online Piracy Bill Clears Senate Judiciary By a unanimous vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee reports out the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, while digital-rights groups cry foul.
CIO May 12, 2011 Grant Gross	Is Your Domain Safe from Seizures for Copyright Infringement? A group questions the government's process for shutdowns, but corporate sites are likely protected under safe-harbor provisions.
InternetNews September 8, 2004 Roy Mark	House Panel Gets Tough on Spyware, P2P Piracy Judiciary Committee wants to slam prison door on peer-to-peer music swappers, spyware purveyors.
D-Lib December 1999	Digital Dilemma Intellectual Property: Synopsis and Views on the Study by the National Academies' Committee on Intellectual Property Rights and the Emerging Information Infrastructure
InternetNews October 5, 2010	ACTA IP Agreement Nears Endgame White House intellectual property enforcement chief Victoria Espinel says final draft language of controversial multinational agreement due out this week, administration looks forward to passage.
IndustryWeek May 20, 2010	Counterfeiting, Piracy Persist on a Global Scale U.S. Chamber of Commerce calls for legislation to rein in offenders.
Information Today June 2009 K. Matthew Dames	Intellectual Property: Why the Frame of `Piracy' Matters What does piracy really mean? The term's definition and history are important along with the reasons why its continued misrepresentation matters to the country's copyright policy.
InternetNews June 10, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Lawmaker Plans Digital Royalties Probe Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers could be setting the stage for a battle between the traditional entertainment industry and digital media giants like Apple and Amazon.
InternetNews March 9, 2007 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Bash Colleges Over Campus Piracy House panel threatens to take matters into its own hands if college administrators don't crack down on online campus piracy.
InternetNews June 9, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Bitter IP Fights Ahead Over Piracy, Compensation Battle lines drawn as congressional efforts on intellectual property laws pick up.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	Protecting Your IP in China Growing investments overseas increase the risk of intellectual property infringement.
InternetNews May 17, 2007 Roy Mark	House Panel Approves Patent Reform Bill Patent reform wobbled out of a U.S. House subcommittee Wednesday afternoon with even those voting for it demanding changes before a full House Judiciary Committee vote.
InternetNews March 31, 2006 David Needle	U.S. A.G.: Limits to Data it Can Collect U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez gave a big high five to the enforcement of intellectual property laws.
InternetNews April 27, 2006 Roy Mark	Feds Charge Five More in Warez Crackdown Five more individuals are facing criminal copyright charges as part of the Department of Justice's ongoing crackdown on warez dealers.
InternetNews April 18, 2007 Roy Mark	Dems, Republicans Unite on Patent Reform Identical bills introduced in House and Senate to reduce infringement awards and to change Patent Office procedures.
InternetNews October 30, 2007 David Needle	Yahoo: 'IP Rules!' Yahoo's head intellectual property lawyer explains why the Internet is keeping a lot of legal staffs busier than ever.
InternetNews June 23, 2010	IP Czar: Piracy Threatens Economy, Security Often regarded as an inevitable and unfortunate part of doing business, the U.S.'s new intellectual property enforcer Victoria Espinel says government, private sector must do more to stamp out piracy.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Seth Jayson	Congress Fires at Music Pirates The Recording Industry Association of America may benefit from Justice Department muscle in its fight against illegal music downloads.
InternetNews October 4, 2004 Roy Mark	U.S. Launches New Anti-Piracy Campaign U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick says Internet and sophisticated duplication technology have taken piracy to unprecedented levels.