12 nations put on copyright piracy list

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WASHINGTON - China, Russia and 10 other nations were targeted by the Bush administration for failing to sufficiently protect American producers of music, movies and other copyrighted material from widespread piracy.

The Bush administration on Monday placed the 12 countries on a "priority watch list" which will subject them to extra scrutiny and could eventually lead to economic sanctions if the administration decides to bring trade cases before the World Trade Organization.

Another 31 countries were placed on lower level monitoring lists, indicating the concerns about copyright violations in those nations did not warrant the highest level of scrutiny.

The designations occurred in a report that the administration is required to provide Congress each year highlighting problems American companies are facing around the world with copyright piracy, which they contend is costing them billions of dollars in lost sales annually.

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In addition to Russia and China, the 10 countries placed on the priority watch list were Argentina, Chile, Egypt, India, Israel, Lebanon, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Venezuela.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070430/ap_on_...right_piracy_11

[Otto 83]

This avatar was 'borrowed' from RIAA...

[Reynaldo 0]

Brazil didn't get to the top 10???

Sad...

[Niels Bohr 72]

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BUSH is on a huge power trip. Economic sanctions, ridiculous! He's invoking unfriendly international affairs which may lead to war.

Edited April 30, 2007 by consolemaster

[JohnK 0]

I'm surprised that he didn't attempt to give amnesty to the pirates! After all, there aren't enough American's listening to music to keep the record companies in business.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Considering that I walked past a street seller today who was selling blatant pirate copies of current movies, including the Spiderman 3 (which is not on general release) I'd say the US has as much of a problem with piracy as any of those other countries.

[Sinergy 3]

Considering that I walked past a street seller today who was selling blatant pirate copies of current movies, including the Spiderman 3 (which is not on general release) I'd say the US has as much of a problem with piracy as any of those other countries.

I agree 100% USA does do alot of piracy, like you sd as much as any of those other countries

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Considering that I walked past a street seller today who was selling blatant pirate copies of current movies, including the Spiderman 3 (which is not on general release) I'd say the US has as much of a problem with piracy as any of those other countries.

I agree 100% USA does do alot of piracy, like you sd as much as any of those other countries

A co-worker of mine lent me a couple of DVD movies once - Shrek 2 and Hellboy before they were released on DVD in the US. It was an exact copy of the discs that later went on sale - albeit without the special features. Sound and picture indistinguishable from the real thing.

That suggests that the thing was taken directly from the digital master file - which would mean either an insider inside the factory, where-ever the file was mastered, or inside the studio itself.

Copies like that are more of a problem than someone sitting in a theatre with a DV-Cam hidden under their coat.

[almaty 19]

i also agree, there is piracy everywhere

[Sinergy 3]

its like bush wants the world to hate him and hate him

Edited April 30, 2007 by Ionescu

[almaty 19]

Bush is a chopf##k..

[Marc and Olga 0]

I KNEW Russia would be on that list...

Went to a few shops during my visit and saw some awesome things dirt cheap for instance, Windows XP for 100р. (that's about $3)

[Robor007 0]

its like bush wants the world to hate him and hate him

Bushie's doing a great job.

Bush is a chopf##k..

The one thing I don't get about the music, movie, software, etc industries is the alleged amount lost. It's stupid to assume that everyone who 'steals' a song, movie, or piece of software would ever pay for it. That said, if someone would never be a customer they can't be counted as money lost. When I'm in the Philippines I see pirated movies and albums everywhere. You go into the malls and there's pirated CD's & DVD's in display just like retail copies here in the US. If those pirated copies disappeared do the US companies really think the people there would pay full price for their product? Not a chance. I'm guessing they count them in their 'billions lost' figures though.

I KNEW Russia would be on that list...

Went to a few shops during my visit and saw some awesome things dirt cheap for instance, Windows XP for 100р. (that's about $3)

Good luck getting that copy (more specifically the key) to activate.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

The one thing I don't get about the music, movie, software, etc industries is the alleged amount lost. It's stupid to assume that everyone who 'steals' a song, movie, or piece of software would ever pay for it. That said, if someone would never be a customer they can't be counted as money lost. When I'm in the Philippines I see pirated movies and albums everywhere. You go into the malls and there's pirated CD's & DVD's in display just like retail copies here in the US. If those pirated copies disappeared do the US companies really think the people there would pay full price for their product? Not a chance. I'm guessing they count them in their 'billions lost' figures though.

I don't understand that either - $200 - $400 for a copy of Microsoft Office is just obscene (especially considering that these days, the new versions of a lot of current program seem to give you less freedom to use the functionality), when you can get an almost identical open source product from the internet for free...

Edited May 1, 2007 by erekose

[Niels Bohr 72]

Adding to Erekese message...

Go open source, boycott Microsoft and use Linux. It's free, cheap, and runs quicker than Microsoft's products. Office 2007 can be as productive as OpenOffice.org software. It does the same thing, and it's free! Why spend 200 dollars or even 400 dollars to buy an office product that's free! The newer Windows software bogs down your machine forcing you to upgrade. It's money lost with little productivity gained. And, another point is with Linux is that it is more secure than Windows giving you no virus, and no spyware. Linux is also free! Plus, the GUI is alot more fancier if you use Beryl 3D GUI add-on. It's amazing! If you're not a PC gamer, opt for Linux! Worth to learn how to use it! Plus, you can buy a PC for about 100 bucks from eBay with enough specifications to run Linux. And, because it's efficient, you may also saves money on your energy bill.

Edited May 1, 2007 by consolemaster