U.S. to Send Teams to Combat Piracy Abroad
An AP newswire article by Matthew Fordahl, via Yahoo! News, reports that:
The Commerce Department is sending teams of experts into countries known for piracy and counterfeit goods in an effort to combat intellectual property theft abroad, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Wednesday.
The groups, called Intellectual Property Rights Experts, will operate in Brazil, China, India, Russia and elsewhere. They will follow up and monitor cases as well as have daily contact with officials in those countries, Gutierrez said in a speech to Silicon Valley executives.
"It's an escalation of our effort to ensure that we have adequate monitoring — that we have people on the ground following up on cases, advocating for companies and talking to local officials," he said in an interview after the speech.
Intellectual property theft is a top concern in Silicon Valley and other high-tech centers around the nation.
posted by Fergie @ 9/21/2005 02:57:00 PM
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