[Upd-discuss] Does Anyone Have Info on the IIPA???

[Michael Hart]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GROUP CALLS FOR FOCUS ON RUSSIA
In comments submitted to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the
International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) urges the agency to
identify Russia as a Priority Foreign Country, a designation for
countries considered most threatening to intellectual property. The
IIPA estimates that piracy rates in Russia are as high as 85 percent
for business software, 67 percent for music, 81 percent for movies, and
82 percent for entertainment software. In addition, the Priority
Foreign Country list indicates countries whose antipiracy efforts are
minimal. The IIPA has previously requested that Russia be put on the
list, but only Ukraine is on the highest-priority list. According to
the IIPA, Ukraine should be moved down a step, to the Priority Watch
List, with 15 other countries, including China, Egypt, Thailand, and
Venezuela. The IIPA said countries including Pakistan, Brazil, and
Taiwan had improved efforts during 2005 to address intellectual
property concerns.
ITWorld, 13 February 2006
http://www.itworld.com/Man/2683/060213iipa/