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13 Countries On US "Priority Watch List" For Copyright Piracy

Posted by samzenpus on from the worst-of-the-worst dept.

hapworth writes "The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) has submitted a report on the top 40 countries guilty of piracy to The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), which is preparing for its annual 'Special 301' report. This report describes the adequacy and effectiveness of US trading partners' protection of intellectual property rights. Among the 40 countries suggested by the IIPA for the watch list, 13 were recommended for placement on the USTR's 'Priority Watch List.' These countries include Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Russia, Costa Rica, the Philippines, Spain, Ukraine, and Vietnam. While previous reports have focused on physical piracy, this year's emphasizes cracking down on online piracy."

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  1. National Pride by mdielmann · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm personally proud to see that my country is on the copyright watch list of a country with one of the most broken copyright laws in the world.

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  2. Re:What about America? by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why isn't the US on this list?

    Come on, lads, we're not trying hard enough!

    USA! USA!

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  3. Re:The frozen north.... by grub · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because our current laws and privacy regulations don't allow the MPAA and RIAA to send their jackbooted hire-a-thugs across the border to bother us.

    The US lawmakers and lobbyists (one in the same, really) are trying to force their shit down our throat.

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