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The U.S. government said Wednesday that it has launched an investigative process through the World Trade Organization to obtain information on China’s intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement practices, a move aimed at pressuring Chinese officials to step up efforts to fight piracy.

The U.S. Trade Representative’s office stopped short of filing a formal complaint against China. Instead, the office is seeking information on China’s enforcement efforts. The action signals the U.S. government’s concern and could generate evidence for use in a later complaint.

“We would like to see a significant drop in the piracy and counterfeit rates. Because we have not, we have taken this step,” a U.S. trade official said in a press briefing. “We would hope that China would view this initiative as an opportunity to demonstrate why they believe their system is effective, and as a constructive tool for identifying any problems that need to be corrected.”
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Read More / Source: Macworld

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I would rather see them try to slow down the massive amounts of spam coming from over there.

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