PRO-IP Act would serve to further protect rights holders in the case of secondary infringement, in which a consumer becomes liable for infringement committed by another.
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14 Facts About PRO-IP Act
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Proponents of PRO-IP frequently cited a study from the US Chamber of Commerce, claiming that intellectual property theft costs American businesses an estimated $250 billion each year, as well as an estimated 750,000 jobs.
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PRO-IP Act makes changes to prior intellectual property law in the areas of civil enforcement, criminal enforcement, coordination of federal intellectual property efforts and funding and resources of the Department of Justice intellectual property programs.
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In criminal enforcement, the PRO-IP Act offers the government more authority in seizure and forfeiture in the trafficking of counterfeit labels, documentation, and packaging.
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PRO-IP Act established the position of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator within the Executive Office of the President.
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PRO-IP Act suggested that individuals are willing to steal intellectual property and that the PRO-IP Act would prevent such crimes.
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Proponents in the auto industry suggested that the PRO-IP Act was essential to sustain financial viability, as well as enduring competitiveness.
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Under the PRO-IP Act legislators proposed that the plaintiff could claim up to $150,000 per infringed work.
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Patry, who served in the Copyright Office in the past, suggested that the penalties of the PRO-IP Act would fall on ordinary Americans, not commercial counterfeiters.
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Digital rights groups and other critics suggested that the PRO-IP Act failed to recognize the difference between commercial counterfeiters and regular consumers, who would be punished with outstanding fees.
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PRO-IP Act further narrows rights under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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Consumer advocates suggested that the PRO-IP Act, in turn, would serve as a means to protect the business interests of American film, music and software companies.
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Senate Judiciary chairman Patrick Leahy was a strong supporter of these committees, which aimed to further support the goals of the PRO-IP Act, centered upon protecting American intellectual property and in turn, protect innovation central to the US economy and its job market.
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PRO-IP Act is utilized to prevent the theft of commercial trade secrets.
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