WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush has created a new senior-level position to fight global intellectual-property piracy and counterfeiting that cost American companies billions of dollars each year, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Friday.
"Intellectual-property theft is a major problem around the world. We believe that it is costing U.S. businesses about $250 billion in lost sales," Gutierrez told Reuters in an interview with reporters and editors.
Bush has tapped Chris Israel, currently deputy chief of staff for Gutierrez, to head up the administration's anti-piracy efforts. China -- where 90 percent of music and movies are pirate copies -- will be a chief priority, Gutierrez said.
"Frankly, our goal is to reduce (China's piracy levels) to zero," Gutierrez said. He declined to specify a timetable, but acknowledged it could be a lengthy effort.
Gutierrez got a personal glimpse of rampant piracy in China during a visit earlier this month, when he was offered the chance to buy a pirated copy of the newest Star Wars movie for $1 dollar, an aide said.
The United States will closely monitor a long list of anti-piracy pledges China made at this month's high-level Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade meeting, including a promise to increase criminal prosecutions, Gutierrez said.
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Once again the united states goverment thinks they have the right to stick there nose in the buisness of otehr countries. Many people in china cannot afford to pay 30$ for a damn movie, so they arnt loosing much money there. Quite frankly the world would be a better place if the states just kept to themselves.
$1 for starwars ep3? What a rip off! You can download it for FREE.
Its funny, more people in the US share files than people that voted for Bush.
Isn't the US's republic a great system?
Bring it we are unstopable, take down one site 10 more pop up sue one person 100 more start downloading.
I kind of like the idea of them hassling China with this stuff, I tend to enjoy it whenever my government screws with other countries instead of me.
and i bet he bought it too!...when he was offered the chance to buy a pirated copy of the newest Star Wars movie for $1 dollar...
it really is wasted effort. the only thing they can possibly do is stop the importing of these DVDs. they will never get enough support from the china government to stop this.
.............................. :icon_salu LOL,well good luck to ya."Frankly, our goal is to reduce (China's piracy levels) to zero," Gutierrez said. He declined to specify a timetable, but acknowledged it could be a lengthy effort.
... lets hope this new post will be just as successful at stopping piracy as the Drug Czar post has been in stopping recreational drugs ...
'the great one' :: " Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans!" what, no quotes... nice plagarism... the new piracy...
Better?Lol, everybody in the world knows that is a quote and most people know who said it.Originally Posted by jaylarson
Does this mean that next time I order some take out from No.1 Chinese that I can't get a sweet and sour chicken w/steamed rice, an egg roll and War of the Worlds?
The U.S. should leave other people alone. One of these days someone (maybe China) will slap them down. I mean China is not some little weakling country like Iraq.
Quoting YWD67:
"I think the only continent that is not pissed at us because of G.W's mouth is Antartica."
Yep! You're right. But any self-respecting penguin would certainly piss in Bush's face given the opportunity.
oh yes this is a man with no self -worth
hes the Devil in dusguise-Illuminati after us
time 2 fight back
i'd die for John Connor
good one :D :DIts funny, more people in the US share files than people that voted for Bush.
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