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Piracy Battle

The U.S. entertainment industry has long complained that China does not do enough to protect intellectual property rights within its borders. Now, as NBR correspondent Stephanie Dhue reports, the U.S. government is preparing to file a formal complaint against China with the World Trade Organization.



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External Links/Articles*

• "2006 Report to Congress on China's WTO Compliance" (PDF Document)
  This detailed report was prepared by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
  The CSIS "serves as a strategic planning partner for the government by conducting research and analysis and developing policy initiatives that look into the future and anticipate change." This links to the center's China program, which is headed by Bates Gill, who is interviewed in Stephanie Dhue's report.
• "The Crucible of Competition: The Emerging Chinese Company" (PDF Document)
  This is an October 2006 article published in Knowledge@Wharton, the online journal of the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Among other things, the article explains the impact piracy has on Chinese businesses.
• Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
  The MPAA is the lobbying arm of "the American motion picture, home video and television industries." This links to the section of the MPAA website devoted to anti-piracy. It contains links to fact sheets on international piracy.
• U.S. Trade Representative
  The U.S. Trade Representative negotiates trade agreements, resolves trade disputes, and participates in global trade policy organizations. This links to the agency's April 9th press release title, "United States Files WTO Cases Against China Over Deficiencies in China’s Intellectual Property Rights Laws and Market Access Barriers to Copyright-Based Industries."

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