Customs Laboratories Rally to Defend Intellectual Property

摘要

The newest high-resolution medium for viewing popular motion pictures—digital video discs— also has become a hot commodity for counterfeiters as well. Thieves trafficking in illegally fabricated discs and other high-technology devices now face a formidable adversary in the form of the U.S. Customs Service. The agency is pulling out all the stops to prevent swindlers from stealing the intellectual property rights of trademark and copyright holders.