The Bush administration announced it is lobbying for new laws that would bump up criminal penalties for pirates, expand criminal prosecutors' powers and <A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5944612.html?tag=zdnn.alert">punish anyone who "attempts" to infringe a copyright.</A> Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, speaking at an antipiracy summit hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said the Department of Justice recently submitted to Congress a "legislative package" aimed at toughening up intellectual-property enforcement amid evolving technology. According to the proposal being circulated by the department, the measure would create a new crime called "attempting to infringe a copyright" and subject it to the same penalties as more serious infringement offenses.