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- Date: 05 Oct 92 19:05:29 EDT
- From: Gordon Meyer <72307.1502@COMPUSERVE.COM>
- Subject: File 4--Intl. Piracy
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- Congress Urged to Strengthen International Intellectual Property Laws
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- Foreign copyright piracy of computer software, as well as movies,
- books, and music and audio recordings costs U.S. firms between $12
- billion and $15 billion in trade losses each year, says the
- International Intellectual Property Alliance.
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- The Alliance told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on patents,
- copyrights and trademarks that losses in Mexico alone -- which were
- not included in the international study -- topped $150 million
- annually.
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- Eric Smith, director of the Alliance, said that although Mexico has
- new intellectual property laws, "the situation in Mexico is still
- quite serious."
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- He urged Congress to increase U.S. anti-piracy teams to crack down on
- foreign copying operations and aid to foreign nations to help them
- write tougher laws and enforce them.
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- Countries where piracy is particularly prevalent include Italy,
- Taiwan, Eastern Europe, Russia, China, Paraguay, Peru, El Salvador,
- Guatemala and Honduras. Brazil and Venezuela are considered problem
- nations especially for software piracy.
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