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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.
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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.
Information Today August 4, 2015	Organizations Introduce New Do Not Track Policy for Internet Browsing The Electronic Frontier Foundation, along with a coalition of partners, introduced a stronger Do Not Track policy standard for web browsing that aims to protect users from having their internet activity recorded.
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 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.
Information Today November 28, 2011 George H. Pike	Controversy Surrounds Stop Online Piracy Act as Mark-Up Approaches The Stop Online Piracy Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. A companion bill to the previously introduced PROTECT-IP Act, SOPA would give both government officials and content owners new authority to go after "rogue websites."
InternetNews December 13, 2007 Sean Gallagher	Consumer, Industry Groups Spar Over Piracy Bill PRO IP's supporters testify in Washington that the act will curb counterfeit bags and DVDs. Critics fear it will hurt fair use and new media models.
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Information Today July 1, 2014	Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Individual Privacy Law enforcement officers must obtain a warrant before searching the content in an arrested person's cellphone.
CIO July 1, 2005 Elana Varon	$33 Billion-Gone! 35% of all software installed on the world's personal computers is pirated, according to a global study.
InternetNews May 26, 2005 Roy Mark	Russia, China Warned on Piracy The U.S. warns Beijing and Moscow to beef up intellectual property enforcement.
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.
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BusinessWeek April 7, 2011 Michael White	Hollywood: Organized Crime Goes to the Movies International gangs are cornering the market for pirated DVDs.
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.
Reason December 2004 Hanah Metchis	Induce Vomiting The American court's banning of peer-to-peer networks could stifle innovation.
InternetNews February 6, 2007 Roy Mark	Concealment a Crime in Latest Data Breach Bill Additional legislation calls for criminal penalties for concealing breaches and consumer notification of 'significant' breaches.
InternetNews May 16, 2007 Roy Mark	Software Piracy Rates Fall in China, Russia Software piracy rates are falling in China and Russia, according to a new study.
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.
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.
InternetNews April 7, 2006 Roy Mark	House Subpoenas Phone Data Sites Web sites selling confidential consumer telephone data are refusing to comply with a U.S. House of Representatives' request for information, prompting the Energy and Commerce Committee to issue subpoenas to a dozen companies.
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.
PC World July 30, 2002 Stephen Chiger	Forgery Bill Could Criminalize Copying Protecting non-physical authentication could extend legislation to digital material, threaten fair use.
InternetNews November 10, 2006 Roy Mark	Russia Moves for Tougher IP Protections The United States and Russia expect to sign a bilateral trade agreement next week that includes setting benchmarks and enacting new laws for the protection of intellectual property.
InternetNews May 24, 2006 Roy Mark	Leaked Docs Claim AT&T Aided NSA In addition to allegations that AT&T handed over customer calling records and e-mail data, it's now facing media reports that it is monitoring Internet traffic.
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InternetNews September 28, 2004 Roy Mark	New Induce Act Prompts Old Complaints Critics claim the bill will open digital music player makers to copyright infringement liability.
InternetNews December 8, 2005 Roy Mark	Software Industry Shifts Piracy Strategy The U.S. strategy for its war on global software piracy is shifting from focusing on the financial damage of intellectual property theft to the economic benefits of copyright protection.
InternetNews July 19, 2007 Roy Mark	Patent Reform Bill Moves Forward in U.S. House In a unanimous voice vote, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee this week endorsed patent-reform legislation, which the tech industry has been pushing for decades.
InternetNews June 30, 2005 Roy Mark	Bill Targets Trafficking in Social Security Numbers Legislation requires companies to alert customers if their credit card information has been breached. The bill also prohibits requiring individuals to use Social Security numbers as their account numbers.
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.
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.
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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 June 12, 2007 Roy Mark	Republicans Seek Delay in Patent Reform Bill Two days before a scheduled Senate Judiciary Committee markup of the Patent Reform Act of 2007, four Republican members of the panel are seeking a delay in the vote. The lawmakers said the controversial measure deserves further hearings.
InternetNews May 4, 2006 David Miller	RIAA Targets Piracy 'Hot-Spot' Cities The recording-industry group identifies 12 U.S. cities where counterfeiters are thriving.
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.
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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 August 25, 2006 Roy Mark	Man Pays For Piracy With Jail Time In addition to jail time, Danny Ferrer faces $4.1M in restitution and forfeiture of a fleet of planes, boats and really nice cars for selling pirated software.