JACKSON — Attorney General Jim Hood and representatives from the national business community are joining together to announce the launch of the state’s first Intellectual Property Theft Task Force.
Hood, Carlos Linares from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Bob Barchiesi, president of the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), met with members of the press [...] [...]
TUPELO — Harold Wayne Hunt, 69, of Cullman, Ala., has pleaded guilty before Judge Paul S. Funderburk to one felony count of unauthorized sale of recordings in the Circuit Court of Lee County, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
Hunt was sentenced to three years in prison. The prison sentence was suspended and defendant was placed [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Attorney General’s Office has received a federal grant to establish an Intellectual Property Theft Task Force and the commencement of “Operation Knock Out Knock-Offs” (Operation KOKO).
The federal grant from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) totals $200,000. OJP grants fund investigation, prosecution, prevention, training, and technical assistance [...] [...]
