Online Copyright Infringement and Counterfeiting: Legislation in the 112th Congress

Yeh, Brian T.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: World Wide Web;    Intellectual property;    Computer crimes;    Trademarks;    Copyright;   

RP-ID  :  R42112
RP-ID  :  R42112_2011Dec05

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

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. This report discusses legislation regarding this topic: the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT IP Act) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).