Bill Would Strengthen Criminal Copyright Infringement Law
The Senate Judiciary committee will hold a hearing this Thursday, May 26, 2011, to consider S.978 (a bill "To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes"). The bill, introduced May 12, 2011, by Judiciary Committee member Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and co-sponsored by Sen. Chris Coons and Sen. John Cornyn, would amend the criminal copyright law, 18 USC 2319, by adding:
