IIPA

U.S. Heads Initiative for New Global Anti-Piracy Treaty

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 25, 2007 - 11:12am.
Washington - The U.S. Trade Representative has announced plans to establish a new global Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, but initial partners in the effort do not include two countries the U.S. considers to be major havens for piracy, China and Russia.

U.S. Copyright Owners Want Canada Added to List of Piracy Havens

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 15, 2007 - 11:51am.

Washington - The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), which represents U.S. software, music, movie and video game firms, has asked the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to add Canada to the U.S. "priority watch list" of countries considered havens for piracy, which includes China, Russia and Venezuela.