U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced recently that the U.S. government would continue to make investigations and prosecutions of intellectual property crimes a top priority for the Department of Justice. Holder said the U.S. would work with like-minded governments to tackle offenders using trade restrictions and criminal prosecutions, and there would be a 120-day review to see whether new legislation is necessary.
Holder’s statement followed an executive order signed in the lead-up to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address, outlining a process that allows government agencies to work with private industry to combat cyberthreats.
