China, Russia still a piracy threat
FROM VARIETY: U.S. officials call situation 'serious'
By William Triplett of Variety -- Video Business, 4/28/2008
APRIL 28 | FROM VARIETY: Noting some progress made in protecting U.S. intellectual property rights around the world, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative nevertheless said the situation remains "serious" in China and Russia as well as seven other countries.In its annual "Special 301 Report," released Friday, the USTR noted that four countries that had been on the Priority Watch List -- tracking countries with highest threats to intellectual property -- had been downgraded to the Watch List, reflecting improvements made in IP protection.
Stan McCoy, chief of USTR intellectual property and innovation section, identified the four countries as Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey and Ukraine.
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