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Intellectual Property & Computer Crimes
Incisive Media, Pages: 500
This timely treatise explains the laws that criminalize violations of intellectual property rights and unauthorized computer access—and how they may affect your practice. It also includes discussions of general principles of intellectual property law as well as an in-depth discussion of the increasing use in civil litigation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”). Intellectual Property and Computer Crimes examines criminal infringement, the expanded scope of computer hacking laws, and the important legal issues that arise when these crimes are prosecuted.
Coverage includes: criminal misappropriation of intellectual property; computer crimes; civil actions for computer hacking; guidelines prosecutors use to determine whether to prosecute thefts of trade secrets; government search and seizure of computers; and techniques to prevent intellectual property theft, computer hacking and civil liability under the CFAA and ECPA. In addition to analysis of laws aimed specifically at intellectual property violations, You'll find discussion of how general criminal laws are used to prosecute intellectual property crimes.
Whether you are a criminal lawyer seeking guidance on intellectual property issues or a civil lawyer with questions about criminal law or the use of criminal statutes in civil litigation, this book is an invaluable reference.
About the Author
Peter J. Toren
Peter J. Toren is a partner at Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP in New York City where he represents clients in cases involving violations of intellectual property rights. He also regularly counsels clients on how to better protect their IP and to avoid becoming the victim of computer crime. Prior to joining Kasowitz, Mr. Toren was a partner at Sidley Austin LLP. He was also one of the original attorneys with what is now the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice. During his seven years of practice as a federal prosecutor, he was the lead prosector in a number of cases involving criminal trademark and copyright violations as well as one of the first cases indicted under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996. In addition, he was co-author of the Justice Department's first manual on prosecuting violations of intellectual property rights and was involved in drafting its guidelines for searching and seizing computers. He was also involved in the drafting of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996.
Mr. Toren has published numerous articles on intellectual property and cyberlaw that have appeared in leading law reviews and national publications such as Corporate Counsel and The National Law Journal. He has appeared as a legal commentator on television and radio.
Mr. Toren has also taught courses on cyberlaw at Hofstra University School of Law.
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