Intellectual Property Piracy: Are We Doing Enough to Protect U.S. Innovation Abroad? : Hearing Before the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, Second Session, September 23, 2004U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004 - 137 páginas |
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Página 62 - USC 2242) 16 as denying adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights or fair and equitable market access to United States persons that rely upon intellectual property protection.
Página 57 - America is the trade group that represents the US recording industry. Its mission is to foster a business and legal climate that supports and promotes our members' creative and financial vitality.
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Página 6 - I would like to thank all of our witnesses for appearing before the Committee, and I look forward to their testimony.
Página 60 - ... value of intellectual property and to improve overall awareness of copyright laws, on a global basis. We work closely with national and international bodies to encourage adoption of laws that strengthen copyright protection and promote an environment in which our industry can continue to innovate. Forensic analysis We maintain a unique forensics laboratory at the IFPI headquarters in London that traces the manufacturing source of pirate CDs through microscopic examination and measurement. This...
Página 36 - Terrorists earn assets through illicit trade in myriad commodities, such as drugs, weapons, and cigarettes, and systems, such as charities, owing to their profitability. Like other criminals, terrorists can trade any commodity in an illegal fashion, as evidenced by their reported involvement in trading a variety of counterfeit and other...
Página 38 - Chairman, this concludes my prepared statement. I would be pleased to respond to any questions that you or other Members of the Committee may have at this time.
Página 83 - The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) is the foremost organization dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world. BSA is the voice of the world's commercial software industry and its hardware partners before governments and in the international marketplace. Its members represent one of the fastest growing industries in the world. BSA programs foster technology innovation through education and policy initiatives that promote copyright protection, cyber security, trade and e-commerce....
Página 58 - ... erosion of America's comparative advantage in high technology; and ultimately loss of the benefits of new advances in health, public safety, education, defense and freedom of information for the entire world. In a sense, the intellectual property of the American economy is like a warehouse of ideas. For people to walk in and steal them is no more tolerable than theft of goods. That is why we at USTR place such an emphasis on ensuring that our trading partners enact, enforce and continue to enforce...
Página 29 - Most of the agencies involved in efforts to promote or protect IPR overseas engage in some training or technical assistance activities. Key activities to develop and promote enhanced IPR protection in foreign countries are undertaken by the Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security, Justice, and State; the FBI; USPTO; the Copyright Office; and USAID.