Measures are being taken across the US to crack down on intellectual property theft. Picture: ThinkStock Source: news.com.au
A MAN was sentenced to 15 years in prison and another three under supervised release this week after being found guilty of selling five counterfeit DVDs and a bootleg music CD to an undercover agent.
The sentencing is in line with an increasing crackdown on intellectual property crime in the US.
The Clarion Ledger reports Patrick Lashun King, 37, of Mississippi pled guilty to six counts of selling pirated material.
An investigation of King's home and businesses, after his arrest by an undercover agent, turned up more than 10,000 counterfeit discs and equipment believed to be used for their manufacture. The agent is a member of an intellectual property theft task force under Attorney General Jim Hood.
"Anyone who is selling counterfeit goods in Mississippi should be well aware by now that he or she will be arrested and will face a serious prison term," says Hood.
King has previous convictions for assault on a law enforcement officer, in 1995, and CD piracy in 2003.
Brad Buckles, executive vice president of anti-piracy for the Recording Industry Association of America, hailed the Attorney General's decisive action on piracy. "This sentencing demonstrates that theft of intellectual property is treated as a serious crime in Mississippi and highlights the fact that the individuals engaging in these activities are frequently serial criminals for whom IP theft is simply the most convenient and profitable way they could steal from others," he said.
US Attorney General Holder announced last month that the US government would be distributing $US2.4 million ($2.3 million) to more than a dozen law enforcement agencies across the nation to assist in securing convictions for IP theft.
"I'm proud to report that we now have 40 prosecutors and four computer forensics experts serving in the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section; 25 Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property – or, 'CHIP' units – in our US Attorney's offices; more than 260 specially-trained CHIP prosecutors ; more than 50 FBI IP Special Agents; a robust international IP program; and strong partnerships with a broad range of IP rights holders," Holder said.
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