China, India, Russia and Switzerland’s “continuing problems” with copyright protections...
China, India, Russia and Switzerland’s “continuing problems” with copyright protections landed the nations on the newly renamed Congressional International Creativity and Theft-Prevention Caucus Watch List (http://bit.ly/1nAbgNs) for 2014, said the caucus co-chairmen on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Co-chairmen are Sens. Sheldon…
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Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Reps. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Adam Schiff, D-Calif. The caucus, formerly known as the Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus, changed its name because piracy “conveys an image of adventure,” but piracy is “downright theft,” said Goodlatte, who hinted at the name change earlier this year (WID May 5 p8). Italy and the Philippines were highlighted in the report as “countries making progress” on copyright safeguards. The caucus highlighted a report (http://bit.ly/1qoaesQ) by the Digital Citizens Alliance (DCA) on ad-supported online theft (WID June 18 p14). Congress and stakeholders fighting piracy “need to be as organized” as the “criminals,” said DCA Executive Director Tom Galvin at the event.