“The proposal was delivered to the European Union during a two-day piracy seminar in Madrid. If adopted, it would enable the sources of pirated discs made in the EU to be tracked down, say the industry groups, which include the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Along with the unique code, called a Source Identification Code, the groups want more power to retrieve information that would help them identify the original manufacturer or distributor of the infringing goods. Other measures in the proposals include ‘genuinely deterrent penalties,’ a reasonable presumption of copyright ownership to avoid delays in court proceedings that in some cases allow pirates to escape justice, and more powers by copyright holders to seize and preserve evidence of piracy.”
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