ISP and telco resistance to policing infringements on copyright hurts the digital music market, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said Thurs. In its Digital Music Report 2006, IFPI said the recording industry wants more efforts to force service providers to ensure copyright is respected, IFPI said. Despite the lack of cooperation, 2005 was the year in which legitimate digital music finally took off, the group said.
ISP and telco resistance to policing infringements on copyright hurts the digital music market, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said Thurs. In its Digital Music Report 2006, IFPI said the recording industry wants more efforts to force service providers to ensure copyright is respected, IFPI said. Despite the lack of cooperation, 2005 was the year in which legitimate digital music finally took off, the group said.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice inviting comments from interested parties on the International Trade Commission's (ITC's) proposed remedies, and other possible actions, with respect to the market disruption caused by imports of circular welded non-alloy steel pipe from China.
COLOGNE, Germany -- Boundaries in legal and judicial systems still help spammers, said representatives of law enforcement agencies and regulatory bodies from the U.S. and Europe at the German Anti-Spam Summit Thurs. Despite several international antispam networks -- like the London Action Plan and the European Contact Network of Spam Authorities (CNSA) -- there are still considerable barriers to the exchange of information, they said. “What’s the meaning of having cut Dutch-language spam by 85% since we started prosecution, if we cannot catch spammers abroad?” said Wout de Natris of the Dutch regulatory body OPTA, which set up a spam task force last year.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a trade update regarding Hurricane Katrina, highlights of which are provided below:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a new "Trade Engagement Biweekly Reports" which summarize topics discussed during workshops held to develop the business requirements for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Release 5.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a revised version of its frequently asked questions (FAQ) and responses on its final rule requiring, among other things, the advance electronic presentation of information for inbound vessel cargo.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a general notice which states that entry summaries cannot be flagged for Reconciliation to account for latent manufacturing defects discovered after importation.
The Commerce Department (Commerce) has announced that the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has extended until August 31, 2005 the period for making determinations on whether to request consultations with China, and at the same time impose safeguard quotas, on the following China categories for which "threat"-based and/or "actual" market disruption petitions have been filed:
Five Rivers Electronic Innovations filed with the U.S. Customs Service to tap into duties imposed on direct- view TVs imported from China, as it moves to file a bankruptcy reorganization plan.