Russia, Pakistan and Ukraine should be placed on the USTR’s ‘Spec...
Russia, Pakistan and Ukraine should be placed on the USTR’s “Special 301” list of egregious copyright pirates, said the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA). The group suggested 64 more countries - including Argentina, Indonesia and Thailand - should also…
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be closely watched by the USTR. According to the IIPA, copyright violations from the group cost U.S. companies $13.4 billion in 2004. “The annual Special 301 process is designed to shape U.S. policies to ensure the protection and expansion of U.S. jobs and U.S. economic growth through the effective protection of intellectual property,” said IIPA Pres. Eric Smith. “Those jobs and growth continue to be threatened when the countries highlighted in the report fail to take action to curb copyright piracy, including that perpetrated by criminal syndicates, which is a form of economic crime.”