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Counterfeiting is a crime and its cost is measured in both currency and lives. Bloggers follow law enforcement and security strategies and operations that help bring counterfeiters to justice – and counterfeiting crime to an end.
Is Congress Doing Enough to Stop Counterfeiting?
Congress recently passed the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act. This law was designed to help IP owners protect their rights from potential pirates. However many, including a former Homeland Security officer in charge of New York immigrations and customs, say the law is not enough to protect IP owners from imported counterfeit products. Click here to see what he has to say.
Intel's Brand Protection Strategies
Over the past year Intel has filed fifteen trademark infringement suits. Is this vigorous legal pace the correct way to protect your intellectual property? The Las Vegas Trademark Attorney has the scoop.
 New Technology Allows for Ads in Pirated Videos
Viacom and Myspace have developed a new technology that lets commercials be inserted into copyrighted videos illegally uploaded to Myspace. With pirated videos able to sell advertising, will rights owners now welcome the prospect of being ripped off? Ron Coleman has the story.
Are RIAA Lawsuits a Thing of the Past?
For the past five years music downloaders have lived in fear of being hit with an RIAA lawsuit. Unfortunately for the RIAA, the Electronic Frontier Foundation issued a report recently that shows lawsuits have not solved the problem. So can college students download without fear now? Read David Canton's post.
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