Book Description:
Technological developments related to the Internet benefit consumers who want convenient ways to view and hear information and entertainment content on a variety of electronic devices. The global nature of the Internet offers expanded commercial opportunities for intellectual property (IP) rights holders but also increases the potential for copyright and trademark infringement. Piracy of the content created by movie, music, and software companies and sales of counterfeit pharmaceutical drugs and consumer products negatively impact the American economy and can pose risks to the health and safety of U.S. citizens. This book discusses legislative approaches to online piracy and copyright infringement. (Imprint: Nova)

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Table of Contents:
Preface pp. i-x

Illegal Internet Streaming of Copyrighted Content: Legislation in the 112th Congress
(Brian T. Yeh, CRS)pp. 1-20

Online Copyright Infringement and Counterfeiting: Legislation in the 112th Congress
(Brian T. Yeh, CRS)pp. 21-54

Statutory Damage Awards in Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Cases Involving Copyrighted Sound Recordings: Recent Legal Developments
(Brian T. Yeh, CRS)pp. 55-76

Statement of Maria A. Pallante, Acting Register of Copyrights. Hearing on "Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online: The ART Act, the NET Act and Illegal Streaming" pp. 77-92

Testimony of Sandra Aistars, Executive Director, Copyright Alliance. Hearing on "Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online: The ART Act, the NET Act and Illegal Streaming" pp. 93-100

Statement of Michael P. O' Leary, Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, on behalf of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. Hearing on "Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online: The ART Act, the NET Act and Illegal Streaming" pp. 101-106

Testimony of Kent Walker, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Google Inc. Hearing on "Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online: Legitimate Sites v. Parasites, Part II" pp. 107-118

Statement of Christine N. Jones, Executive Vice-President and General Counsel, The Go Daddy Group, Inc. Hearing on "Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online: Legitimate Sites v. Parasites, Part II" pp. 119-128

Statement of David Sohn, Senior Policy Counsel, Center for Democracy & Technology. Hearing on "Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online: Legitimate Sites v. Parasites, Part II" pp. 129-146

Statement of Daniel Castro, Senior Analyst, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF). Hearing on "Promoting Investment and Protecting Commerce Online: Legitimate Sites v. Parasites, Part II" pp. 147-164

Index pp. 165-173