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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 ISLAMABAD 003714 
 
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E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ETRD EFIN EINV KIPR PGOV PK
SUBJECT:  IPR LAW ENFORCEMENT  TRAINING A SUCCESS 
 
REF:  ISLAMABAD 2577 
 
¶1.  SUMMARY:  August 13-18, ECON presented the "Intellectual 
Property Rights and Cyber Investigative Techniques & Resources" law 
enforcement training program in Islamabad for Federal Investigation 
Agency (FIA) officers, provincial police, Ministry of Interior (MoI) 
officials, and academics on tools for conducting IPR violation 
investigations.  Trainers represented the FBI, DoJ, Microsoft 
Corporation, and International Federation of the Phonographic 
Industry/Motion Picture Industry of America (IFPI/MPAA).  The focus 
of the training was on the FIA's newly inaugurated IPR Unit 
consisting of 15 officers from throughout Pakistan.  The course 
included an overview of IPR violation investigations plus hands-on 
computer based training into the techniques of cyber forensics.  All 
attendees were highly motivated and deeply involved in the five day 
course which increases Pakistan's capacity to conduct more effective 
IPR violation investigations.  INL provided the training funds.  END 
SUMMMARY. 
 
Interagency effort makes a better training program 
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¶2.  (U)  Providing five days of training for over thirty people in 
Islamabad was an inter-agency effort led by the Embassy's Economic 
section under an FY 06 agreement between INL and OPDAT at the 
Department of Justice. Plans for the training were in the works for 
well over a year.  The main trainer for program content was 
Supervisory Special Agent Kiffa Shirley of the FBI's Cyber Division, 
who coordinated a total of seven instructors from the FBI, DoJ, 
Microsoft Corporation, the International Federation of the 
Phonographic Industry (IFPI - represents the worldwide recording 
industry), and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). 
Shirley selected the course content to fit the needs of the officers 
from FIA's newly formed IPR unit in close cooperation with the 
Embassy's Economic section. 
 
Diverse student body encourages multiplier effect 
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¶3.  (U) We selected students from a wide range of institutions to 
promote awareness and interest in IPR protection throughout 
Pakistan. 31 students received graduation certificates. The FIA 
provided 15 students from across Pakistan, including Karachi, 
Lahore, and Peshawar, who form the newly inaugurated IPR Units 
located in each province.  The Ministry of Interior sent six police 
officers from Sindh and Punjab plus three participants from the 
National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC), a cyber group at MoI that 
works on many issues, including border and IPR problems.  In 
addition, we invited four professors nominated by the Higher 
Education Commission; two from the COMSATS Institute of Technology, 
one from Quaid-e-Azam University, and one from the University of 
Karachi. The higher education professors intend to use what they 
learned during the course in their teaching curriculum, which will 
provide a multiplier effect. 
 
What the class learned 
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¶4.  (U)  Our goal was to make this training session as interactive 
as possible.  In addition to receiving an overview of national IPR 
legislation and its relationship with Pakistan's international IPR 
commitments, participants received hands-on computer training 
(thanks to donated space with sufficient computers for each 
participant) on digital investigation techniques, computer 
forensics, digital evidence, on-line piracy, and internet 
investigative tools.  Computer training was supplemented by case 
studies in computer forensics and modules on counterfeit 
investigation methodology. The links between organized crime and IPR 
 
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piracy were also detailed.  The FBI walked participants through its 
three year investigation that led to curbing more than $4.5 billion 
in illegal DVD sales, convincing the audience that IPR enforcement 
is just as complex and produces the same tangible results as other 
criminal law enforcement cases. IFPI/MPAA showed how enforcement and 
the private sector work together to pursue IPR violations. 
Participants commented on the quality and usefulness of the course 
content. 
 
Combating Organized Crime 
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¶5.  (SBU)  During the organized crime portion of the course, FIA 
expressed interest in training on how to ensure that they collect 
evidence that can withstand court challenges.  In Pakistan, much of 
the IPR crimes are connected to organized crime, which can easily 
finance good defense lawyers.  FIA is interested in ensuring that 
its cases at prosecution are airtight.  As several of the presenters 
mentioned, organized crime has realized it can make a much larger 
profit margin on counterfeit and pirated goods than on drug 
trafficking with significantly less risk - especially when there is 
little IPR enforcement. 
 
More Funding Requested 
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¶6.  (SBU)  ECON applied for further funding of IPR enforcement 
efforts earlier this year (reftel).  With a successful, 
multi-agency, public/private sector training program already 
completed, we have a number of ideas for further training to be 
funded from the additional $150,000 requested from INL to increase 
IPR enforcement capacity building in Pakistan.  We would like to 
focus on hands-on training for prosecution of IPR cases and to 
include customs personnel so that Pakistan can improve detection of 
pirated and counterfeit goods at the border and prosecution of these 
cases.  We are also looking organize a seminar on the relationship 
between IPR and innovation.  Given the success of this seminar, we 
now have commitments from Pakistani institutions to provide in-kind 
contributions of space and computer resources. 
 
Comment 
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¶7.  (SBU)  The success of this training was due on large part to the 
wide range of trainers, the combination of law enforcement and 
industry perspectives, and one of the most engaged group of 
participants this post has seen. We also highlighted the importance 
of sharing what they've learned with their colleagues.  Our 
Pakistani counterparts were extremely appreciative of the time, 
effort and commitment of the trainers to come to Pakistan, 
particularly in light of recent security concerns. We were 
appreciative of the cooperation of our colleagues from DOJ and FBI 
as well as the participation of the private sector.  Thanks to good 
press coverage due to the Charge's participation in the opening and 
closing ceremonies and TV interviews by the trainers, we were able 
to not just provide hands-on tools for law enforcement professionals 
but also raise the profile of intellectual property rights 
protection in Pakistan.  We look forward to organizing more of these 
programs in the near future. 
 
BODDE