Contents:

CHAPTER 1 Overview - 1.01 Introduction - 1.02 Copyrights - 1.03 Patents - 1.04 Trade Secrets - 1.05 Trademarks - 1.06 The Digital Era - 1.07 Why Impose Criminal Sanctions? - 1.08 Computer Crime CHAPTER 2 Criminal Copyright Infringement - 2.01 Introduction - 2.02 History of Criminal Penalties 1897-1982 [1] Copyright Felony Act of 1992 [2] Developments in Criminal Copyright Infringement [3] No Electronic Theft Act [4] Artists’ Rights and Theft Prevention Act - 2.03 General Copyright Principles [1] Subject Matter of Copyright [2] Formalities [3] Rights Obtained Through a Copyright [4] Period of Protection - 2.04 Elements of Criminal Copyright Infringement [1] Ownership [2] Proof of Infringement [3] Willfulness [4] Commercial Advantage or Private Financial Gain [5] Work Being Prepared for Commercial Distribution - 2.05 Punishment for Criminal Copyright Infringement [1] Statutory Penalties [2] Forfeiture [3] Sentencing Guidelines [4] Restitution - 2.06 Defenses to Criminal Copyright Infringement [1] Statute of Limitations [2] First Sale Doctrine [3] Fair Use - 2.07 Section 506 of the Copyright Act [1] Protection of Copyright Notices [2] False Representation in Copyright Applications - 2.08 Federal Prosecution CHAPTER 3 Other Federal Criminal Laws that Protect Creative Works - 3.01 Introduction - 3.02 Digital Millennium Copyright Act [1] Section 1201: Circumvention of Technological Protection Measures [2] Section 1202: Integrity of Copyright Management Information [3] Civil Remedies [4] Requirements for Criminal Violations of the DMCA [5] Enforcement Issues [6] Penalties - 3.03 Trafficking in Counterfeit or Illicit Labels [1] Elements for Conviction Under Section 2318 [2] Penalties - 3.04 Trafficking in Sound Recordings of Live Musical Performances CHAPTER 4 Trademark Counterfeiting - 4.01 Introduction - 4.02 History of the Trademark Counterfeiting Act [1] Elements of Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods or Services [2] Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels - 4.03 Defenses to the Crime of Trademark Counterfeiting [1] Defenses Expressly Provided in Section 2320 [2] Defenses Incorporated from the Lanham Act [3] General Defenses - 4.04 Punishment for the Crime of Trademark Counterfeiting [1] Statutory Penalties [2] Sentencing Guidelines [3] Forfeiture [4] Restitution CHAPTER 5 Thefts of Trade Secrets Under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 - 5.01 Introduction - 5.02 Background: Need for Legislative Reform - 5.03 Analysis of the Act [1] Introduction [2] Elements Common to Section 1831 and Section 1832 [3] Additional Section 1831 Element [4] Additional Section 1832 Elements [5] Attempts and Conspiracies [6] Potential Defenses [7] Civil Proceedings [8] Confidentiality [9] Extraterritorial Application [10] Construction with Other Laws [11] Department of Justice Oversight [12] Penalties - 5.04 Prosecutions Under the EEA - 5.05 Whether to Make a Criminal Referral - 5.06 Federal Versus State Referral - 5.07 Prosecution Guidelines [1] Prosecutorial Discretion [2] Guideline Factors - 5.08 Referral Procedure - 5.09 Avoiding or Reducing Corporate Criminal Exposure [1] Implementation of a Compliance Plan [2] Elements of a Compliance Plan CHAPTER 6 Other Federal Statutes - 6.01 Introduction - 6.02 Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property [1] Elements of the Offense [2] Sentencing - 6.03 Mail and Wire Fraud [1] Scheme to Defraud [2] Intent to Defraud [3] Mailing/Use of Wires in Furtherance of a Scheme to Defraud [4] Sentencing - 6.04 The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act [1] Introduction [2] Elements [3] Effect on Interstate Commerce [4] Prohibited Acts [5] Statutory Penalties [6] Sentencing Guidelines - 6.05 Money Laundering [1] Introduction [2] Section 1956 [3] Section 1957 [4] Sentencing - 6.06 Conspiracy [1] Introduction [2] Elements [3] Defenses [4] Sentencing - 6.07 Smuggling - 6.08 Patent [1] False Marking [2] Counterfeiting or Forging Letters Patent - 6.09 Theft of Government Information - 6.10 Trade Secrets Act - 6.11 Truth in Domain Names Act CHAPTER 7 Computer Crimes - 7.01 Introduction to Computer Crime - 7.02 Scope of the Problem - 7.03 The Computer Abuse Law of 1984 - 7.04 The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 - 7.05 Text of the CFAA [1] Introduction [2] Offenses Under the CFAA [3] Sentencing - 7.06 Civil Liability Under the CFAA [1] Damage or Loss [2] Protected Computers [3] Access [4] “Without Authorization” or “In Excess of Authorization” [5] Commonly Alleged Violations - 7.07 Electronic Communications Privacy Act [1] Introduction [2] Title I: Interception and Disclosure of Electronic Communications [3] Title II: Access to and Disclosure of Stored Wire and Electronic Communications [4] Sentencing - 7.08 Fraud in Connection with Access Devices - 7.09 Communications Decency Act of 1996 and Child Online Protection Act of 1998 - 7.10 Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996 - 7.11 Transmitting Information about a Minor - 7.12 Threats - 7.13 Internet False Identification Prevention Act of 2000 - 7.14 CAN-SPAM Act [1] Introduction [2] Offenses Under the CAN-SPAM Act [3] Enforcement [4] Civil Remedies [5] Criminal Penalties - 7.15 Computer and Information Security Plans [1] Introduction [2] Types of Attacks [3] Elements of a Computer and Information Security Plan CHAPTER 8 Searching and Seizing Computers - 8.01 Introduction - 8.02 Fourth Amendment Protections [1] Introduction [2] Reasonable Expectation of Privacy [3] Searches by Private Parties - 8.03 The Warrant Requirement [1] Introduction [2] Particularity of Warrants [3] Probable Cause [4] Off-Site Computer Searches - 8.04 The Privacy Protection Act - 8.05 Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement [1] Introduction [2] Consent [3] Plain View [4] Search Incident to a Lawful Arrest [5] Inventory Searches [6] Border Searches [7] Workplace Searches - 8.06 Return of Equipment - 8.07 Title II of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act [1] Introduction [2] Use of a Subpoena [3] Use of a Subpoena with Prior Notice to the Subscriber or Customer [4] Section 2703(d) Order [5] Section 2703(d) Order with Prior Notice to the Subscriber or Customer [6] Search Warrant [7] Voluntary Disclosure [8] Remedies - 8.08 Electronic Surveillance [1] Prohibited Acts [2] Orders for Electronic Surveillance [3] Exceptions [4] Suppression CHAPTER 9 State Intellectual Property and Computer Crime Laws - 9.01 Introduction [1] Trademark [2] Theft of Trade Secrets [3] Computer Crime - 9.02 State and Other Jurisdiction Laws [1] Alabama [2] Alaska [3] Arizona [4] Arkansas [5] California [6] Colorado [7] Connecticut [8] Delaware [9] District of Columbia [10] Florida [11] Georgia [12] Hawaii [13] Idaho [14] Illinois [15] Indiana [16] Iowa [17] Kansas [18] Kentucky [19] Louisiana [20] Maine [21] Maryland [22] Massachusetts [23] Michigan [24] Minnesota [25] Mississippi [26] Missouri [27] Montana [28] Nebraska [29] Nevada [30] New Hampshire [31] New Jersey [32] New Mexico [33] New York [34] North Carolina [35] North Dakota [36] Ohio [37] Oklahoma [38] Oregon [39] Pennsylvania [40] Rhode Island [41] South Carolina [42] South Dakota [43] Tennessee [44] Texas [45] Utah [46] Vermont [47] Virginia [48] Washington [49] West Virginia [50] Wisconsin [51] Wyoming [52] Puerto Rico INDEX

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“A must-have desk reference.... A practical all-in-one legal resource on intellectual property and computer crimes....” —The Vermont Bar Journal