Commenting on the Act (also referred to as S. 3325), which was signed into law recently by President Bush, Ken Wasch, SIIA’s President, made the following remarks:

“During this time of economic uncertainty, the software and digital content industry commends the US Congress for taking concrete steps to protect our nation’s vital intellectual property assets.”

"S.3325 strengthens law enforcement tools, provides more resources to enforce existing copyright laws and better coordinates US intellectual property policy," Wasch added.

Mark Bohannon, SIIA’s General Counsel and Senior Vice President went on to further state:

“The PRO-IP Act increases the Department of Justice staffing of FBI agents and assistant US 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."

“The piracy of software and digital content continues to be a significant problem for SIIA and its members. The legislation will go a long way to helping combat and reduce piracy.”

Lastly, Keith Kupferschmid, SIIA’s Senior Vice President for Intellectual Property Policy and Enforcement concluded:

“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 recent hard work and dedication to get S.3325 passed through the Congress."