[Ecommerce] US reveals intellectual property blacklist

[Jeff Williams]

Michelle and all,

  I have issues with the attitude the USTR is taking in regards to
China.  China has been ever increasing and improving it's efforts in
combating piracy.  I would venture a guess China is doing a better
job of thwarting and punishing piracy offenders than the US is doing
combating counterfeiting or currency...

Michelle Childs wrote:

> Published in the Register.com
>
> US reveals intellectual property blacklist
> By OUT-LAW.COM
> Published Wednesday 4th May 2005 10:48 GMT
> The US has published a blacklist of those of its trading partners that ar=
e
> most ineffective when it comes to protecting intellectual property rights
> (IPRs). The "Special 301" report from the Office of the US Trade
> Representative (USTR) fingers Ukraine as the worst offender.
>
> The report, published annually by the Office of the USTR, identifies thos=
e
> countries that deny adequate and effective protection for IPRs or deny
> fair and equitable market access for those that rely on intellectual
> property protection.
>
> It places countries into a hierarchy of categories, with the ranking of
> Priority Foreign Country reserved for the worst situations described by
> the USTR as "countries that fail to enter into good faith negotiations or
> make significant progress in bilateral or multilateral negotiations to
> provide adequate and effective protection of IPR".
>
> Such nations face the possible threat of trade sanctions. Currently, the
> Ukraine is the only country in the category, and is subject to sanctions
> valued at $75m.
>
> The second highest ranking is the Priority Watch List, followed by the
> Watch List. Countries are placed on these Lists when there are particular
> problems in that country with respect to IPR protection, enforcement, or
> market access for those relying on intellectual property.
>
> This year's report puts 14 US trading partners on the Priority Watch List=
:
> Argentina, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait,
> Lebanon, Pakistan, the Philippines, Russia, Turkey, and Venezuela.
>
> Thirty-six trading partners have been placed on the Watch List, meriting
> bilateral attention to address the underlying IPR problems: Azerbaijan,
> Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia,
> Costa Rica, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, European Union,
> Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania,
> Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Taiwan,
> Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
>
> The report also announced the results of a special Out-of-Cycle Review of
> China's intellectual property regime, concluding that infringement levels
> remain unacceptably high throughout China, in spite of Beijing's efforts
> to reduce them.
>
> "This year, we are elevating China to the Priority Watch List for failure
> to effectively protect intellectual property rights and to meet its
> commitment to significantly reduce infringement levels, despite efforts b=
y
> China's senior leadership to do so," said Acting US Trade Representative
> Peter Allgeier. "China must take action to address rampant piracy and
> counterfeiting, including increasing the number of criminal IPR cases and
> further opening its market to legitimate copyright and other goods."
>
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