DOJ logo Email this Document! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CASES - UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE FISCAL YEAR 2000* *Title 18, United States Code, Section 2318 ? _Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels for Phono Records and Copies of Motion Pictures or Other Audiovisual Works._* Offense: knowingly trafficking in a counterfeit label affixed or designated to be affixed to a phono record or a copy of a motion picture or other audiovisual work. FY 2000 - TOTALS (All Districts)* _Referrals and Cases: _ Number of Investigative Matters Received by U.S. Attorneys: 19 Number of Defendants: 23 Number of Cases Filed: 7 Number of Defendants: 12 Number of Cases Resolved/Terminated: 9 Number of Defendants: 12 _Disposition of Defendants in Concluded Cases:_ Number of Defendants Who Plead Guilty: 5 Number of Defendants Who Were Tried and Found Guilty: 1 Number of Defendants Against Whom Charges Were Dismissed: 5 Number of Defendants Acquitted: 1 Other Terminated Defendants: 0 _Prison Sentencing for Convicted Defendants (# represents defendants):_ No Imprisonment: 2 1 to 12 Months Imprisonment: 1 13 to 24 Months: 1 25 to 36 Months: 2 37 to 60 Months: 0 61 + Months: 0 _Total Dollar value of All Criminal Fines Imposed:_ Not Available (fines can be assessed in lieu of or in addition to prison sentences) *Title 18, United States Code, Section 2319- _Criminal Infringement of a Copyright._* Offense: willful infringement of a copyright for purposes commercial advantage or private financial gain, or through large-scale, unlawful reproduction or distribution of a protected, regardless of whether there was a profit motive. FY 2000 - TOTALS (All Districts)* _Referrals and Cases:_ Number of Investigative Matters Received by U.S. Attorneys: 63 Number of Defendants: 96 Number of Cases Filed: 32 Number of Defendants: 43 Number of Cases Resolved/Terminated: 21 Number of Defendants: 26 _Disposition of Defendants in Concluded Cases:_ Number of Defendants Who Plead Guilty: 22 Number of Defendants Who Were Tried and Found Guilty: 1 Number of Defendants Against Whom Charges Were Dismissed: 3 Number of Defendants Acquitted: 0 Other Terminated Defendants: 0 _Prison Sentencing for Convicted Defendants (# represents defendants):_ No Imprisonment: 20 1 to 12 Months Imprisonment: 1 13 to 24 Months: 0 25 to 36 Months: 2 37 to 60 Months: 0 61 + Months: 0 _Total Dollar value of All Criminal Fines Imposed:_ Not Available (fines can be assessed in lieu of or in addition to prison sentences) * Title 18, United States Code, Section 2319A - _Unauthorized Fixation of and Trafficking in Sound Recordings and Music Videos of Live Musical Performances._* Offense: without the consent of the performer, knowingly and for purposes of commercial advantage or private financial gain, fixing the sounds or sound and images of a live musical performance, reproducing copies of such a performance from an authorized fixation; transmitting the sounds or sounds and images to the public, or distributing, renting, selling, or trafficking (or attempting the preceding) in any copy of an unauthorized fixation. FY 2000 - TOTALS (All District)* _Referrals and Cases: _ Number of Investigative Matters Received by U.S. Attorneys: 2 Number of Defendants: 2 Number of Cases Filed: 3 Number of Defendants: 4 Number of Cases Resolved/Terminated: 4 Number of Defendants: 5 _Disposition of Defendants in Concluded Cases:_ Number of Defendants Who Plead Guilty: 3 Number of Defendants Who Were Tried and Found Guilty: 0 Number of Defendants Against Whom Charges Were Dismissed: 1 Number of Defendants Acquitted: 0 Other Terminated Defendants: 1 _Prison Sentencing for Convicted Defendants (#represents defendants):_ No Imprisonment: 2 1 to 12 Months Imprisonment: 1 13 to 24 Months: 0 25 to 36 Months: 0 37 to 60 Months: 0 60 + Months: 0 _Total Dollar value of All Criminal Fines Imposed:_ Not Available (fines can be assessed in lieu of or in addition to prison sentences) *TITLE 18 UNITED STATES CODE, SECTIONS 2320 - _Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods or Services._* Offense: intentionally trafficking or attempting to traffic in goods or services and knowingly using a counterfeit mark on or in connection with such goods or services. FY 2000 - TOTALS (All Districts)* _Referrals and Cases: _ Number of Investigative Matters Received by U.S. Attorneys: 113 Number of Defendants: 193 Number of Cases Filed: 64 Number of Defendants: 103 Number of Cases Resolved/Terminated: 45 Number of Defendants: 56 _Disposition of Defendants in Concluded Cases: _ Number of Defendants Who Plead Guilty: 41 Number of Defendants Who Were Tried and Found Guilty: 3 Number of Defendants Against Whom Charges Were Dismissed: 10 Number of Defendants Acquitted: 0 Other Terminated Defendants: 2 _Prison Sentencing for Convicted Defendants (# represents defendants):_ No Imprisonment: 27 1 to 12 Months Imprisonment: 7 13 to 24 Months: 8 25 to 36 Months: 2 37 to 60 Months: 0 61 + Months: 0 _Total Dollar value of All Criminal Fines Imposed:_ Not Available (fines can be assessed in lieu of or in addition to prison sentences) *TITLE 18 UNITED STATES CODE, SECTIONS 2318, 2319, 219A, AND 2320 _Comparison All Districts - All Statutes_* *Referrals and Cases* *FY 98* *FY 99* *FY 00* Number of Investigative Matters Received by U.S. Attorneys: 192 204 197 Number of Defendants: 298 333 314 Number of Cases Filed: 97 108 106 Number of Defendants: 132 161 162 Number of Cases Resolved/Terminated: 84 92 79 Number of Defendants: 128 141 99 *Disposition of Defendants in Concluded Cases* *FY 98* *FY 99* *FY 00* Number of Defendants Who Pled Guilty: 104 105 71 Number of Defendants Who Were Tried and Found Guilty: 8 2 5 Number of Defendants Against Whom Charges Were Dismissed: 28 26 19 Number of Defendants Acquitted: 0 3 1 Other Disposition: 6 5 3 *Prison Sentencing for Convicted Defendants (# represents defendants)* *FY 98* *FY 99* *FY 00* No Imprisonment: 74 73 51 1 to 12 Month: 27 21 10 13 to 24 Months: 6 10 9 25 to 36 Months: 3 2 6 37 to 60 Months: 1 1 0 61 + Months: 0 0 0 *Statistics on Matters/Cases Originating with the United States Customs Service* *FY 98* *FY 99* *FY 00* Number of Investigative Matters Referred by U.S. Customs Service: 64 71 64 Number of Defendants: 104 121 101 Number of Customs Matters Pending Resolution: 75 71 77 Number of Defendants: 114 113 120 Number of Customs Matters Terminated: 33 36 23 Number of Defendants: 61 57 40 Number of Cases Originating with U.S. Customs Service: 42 39 31 Number of Defendants: 63 64 49 Number of Customs Cases Pending Resolution: 61 60 70 Number of Defendants: 98 86 113 Number of Customs Cases Resolved/Terminated: 37 35 29 Number of Defendants: 58 66 3 * *_More information on: Intellectual Property Crime Statistics _* * *_More information on: Intellectual Property Policy and Programs _* Go to . . . *CCIPS home page * ||*Justice Department home page * * ** ** ** * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Updated page May 11, 2001 usdoj-crm/mis/jam ------------------------------------------------------------------------