WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following President
Bush's signing of S. 3325 into law yesterday, the Software & Information
Industry Association (SIIA) released the following statement:
"During this time of economic uncertainty, the software and digital
content industry commends the U.S. Congress for taking concrete steps today
to protect our nation's vital intellectual property assets," noted Ken
Wasch, SIIA's President.
S. 3325 (the "Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual
Property (PRO IP) Act of 2008") strengthens law enforcement tools, provides
more resources to enforce existing copyright laws and better coordinates
U.S. intellectual property policy.
"The PRO-IP Act increases the Department of Justice (DOJ) staffing of
FBI agents and assistant U.S. attorneys assigned to IP rights enforcement
to better enable our nation's law enforcement officials to work effectively
and pursue more cases to preserve the investments that are protected
through our nation's intellectual property laws," stated Mark Bohannon,
SIIA's General Counsel & SVP. "The piracy of software and digital
content continues to be a significant problem for SIIA and its members.
The legislation passed today will go a long way to helping combat and
reduce piracy."
"We want to thank Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Leahy and
Senators Specter and Leahy and House Subcommittee Chairman Berman and
Committee Ranking Member Smith for their hard work and dedication to get S.
3325 passed through the Congress," added Keith Kupferschmid, SIIA's SVP for
Intellectual Property Policy and Enforcement.
About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal
trade association for the software and digital content industry. SIIA
provides global services in government relations, business development,
corporate education and intellectual property protection for more than 500
leading software and information companies. For further information, visit
http://www.siia.net.
SOURCE Software & Information Industry Association
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Related links:
http://www.siia.net
CONTACT:
Eileen Bramlet, Communications Division of
SIIA, +1-202-789-4469, ebramlet@siia.net; or Brian Kaminski,
briankaminski@rationalpr.com, for SIIA
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