The Entertainment Software Assn. (ESA) said Thurs. it was calling...
The Entertainment Software Assn. (ESA) said Thurs. it was calling on the U.S. govt. to encourage foreign govts. to create and enforce anti-organized crime laws against pirating organizations. Citing the continuing influence of organized crime in entertainment software counterfeiting…
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and piracy, ESA said it was joining with other groups that were part of the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) to file a “Special 301” report today (Fri.) on the state of piracy in more than 50 countries and would ask the U.S. govt. “to help ensure that these countries improve protections for intellectual property rights in accord with international obligations.” ESA Pres. Douglas Lowenstein said the report and Special 301 process were “critical tools in the U.S. government’s efforts to make other governments aware of the value of putting a halt to the stealing of intellectual property and fostering legitimate economies.” The report identified China, Malaysia and Russia as the main large-scale producers of infringing entertainment software product. ESA said investigations into manufacturing and assembly facilities “also revealed connections between factories on mainland China and Taiwanese nationals who provide either the funding for these operations” or the component parts needed for assembly into finished pirated and counterfeited products. The report said other emerging piracy trends included Internet caf? piracy. The Special 301 report was to be filed with the U.S. Trade Representative, who, under the Special 301 trade law, can impose trade sanctions following an investigation and consultation period, ESA said.