Written Statement of Kevin J. O'Connor, Chairman of the Department of Justice Task Force on Intellectual Property, at the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Intellectual Property E...(efendants Sentenced In Largest CD & DVD ...),Health

On August 6, 2007, in the Northern District of California, two co-defendants were each sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and trafficking in counterfeit goods and labels. The defendants led piracy and counterfeiting schemes by using sophisticated replication machinery for the mass reproduction of copyrighted works. The sentences were the result of Operation Remaster, an extensive undercover investigation by the FBI in which agents seized approximately 494,000 pirated music, software, and movie CDs, and DVDs, and more than 6,135 stampers (devices used to produce high-quality counterfeit copies on optical disks), from 13 different locations. This case is believed to be the largest ever manufacturing case involving commercially duplicated, high-quality counterfeits that closely resemble authentic CDs in US history.

-- Former Chinese National Convicted for Committing Economic Espionage To Benefit China Navy Research Center in Beijing and For Violating the Arms Export Control Act

On August 2, 2007, in the Central District of California, defendant Xiaodong Sheldon Meng was convicted of violating the Economic Espionage Act, the Arms Export Control Act, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Meng willingly violated the Economic Espionage Act by possessing a trade secret belonging to Quantum3D. Meng, knowing it would benefit the China Navy Research Center, exported source code for a visual simulation software program used for training military fighter pilots. This is the first conviction for the illegal export of military source code in US history.

-- Eighteen Charged with Racketeering in Internet Drug Distribution Network On August 2, 2007, in the Southern District of California, a 313-count indictment charged 18 individuals with operating an online pharmaceutical di
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