Home

Chinese Piracy Crackdown

U.S. to Encourage Chinese Piracy Crackdown During April Trade Meeting

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 23, 2006 - 4:00am.
Washington - The U.S. government will pressure China to crack down on specific plants producing pirated movies and music, and also increase the number of legitimate U.S. films that may be distributed in the country each year during an official visit there next month, Reuters reported on Thursday. "Over the next month, we will know one way or another whether they're serious about reducing the piracy that disproportionately affects U.S. exports," U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman told Reuters. China allows no more than 20 foreign films to enter the legitimate movie marketplace each year, a policy the U.S. says fuels China's pirate film industry. "We'd like to see tangible markers laid down (at the meeting) on the intellectual property front, with commitments on what enforcement mechanisms are being put into place and how we can benchmark Chinese compliance," said Myron Brilliant, vice president for Asia at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, told Reuters.
tags: U.S | Chinese Piracy Crackdown | Trade Meeting |