The United States plans on intellectual property crime hope to get Chinese support

Sina Francisco EST on November 13th (Beijing time November 13th) news, according to foreign media reports, the U.S. Department of justice is currently focus on the fight against intellectual property crime, and submitted a bill to the Congress of the United States, for violations of intellectual property rights are put in prison.

The United States Attorney General Albert - Gonzales (Alberto Gonzales) said recently that the Justice Department has submitted a bill to Congress for more severe punishment for infringement of intellectual property rights, prison time and the amount of the fine will be increased, the object including illegal copying software, movies, music and other intellectual property rights protected by law the material of the people. Even those who are merely trying to infringe on the rights of others will be prosecuted as well as those who have actually done so. The special provisions of the Department of justice have attracted the attention of many lawyers, scientists and members of the United States, they are considering whether this clause will limit the fair use of information.

The draft bill submitted by the Ministry of justice is called "2005 intellectual property protection ordinance". The purpose of the Ordinance is to strengthen the penalties for violations of intellectual property rights, especially for those who repeat infringement. It also requires more advanced research tools for investigators. Gonzales, in a discussion organised by the American Chamber of Commerce meeting revealed some details of the draft. He said that in the current period, the development of science and technology has exceeded the pace of development of U.S. policy, U.S. law and government response must be updated.

Gonzales said that the draft submitted by the Ministry of justice will also have a certain impact on the international community. He said: "every member of the global economy has a responsibility to combat intellectual property crimes, the fake out of the international market." Gonzales said he would visit China next week in an effort to further support the Justice Department's efforts to combat intellectual property crimes. He will meet with Chinese judicial officials, and will take measures to promote cooperation between the two countries in the protection of intellectual property rights. (