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The Intellectual Property Right watch list is part of the annual "Special 301 Report (http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/reports-and-publications/2012-2)" submitted to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (http://www.ustr.gov/) (Executive office) from various media industries on (copy)Rights infringements and participating countries. Once on the list an advisory is levied. If a country is listed, certain services may be withheld or withdrawn completely by US companies and businesses providing them.
This Report reflects the Administration’s resolve to encourage and maintain effective IPR protection and enforcement worldwide. It identifies a wide range of concerns, including troubling “indigenous innovation” policies that may unfairly disadvantage U.S. rights holders in China, the continuing challenges of copyright piracy over the Internet in countries such as Canada, Italy and Russia, and the ongoing, systemic IPR enforcement issues presented in many trading partners around the world.
Resources
- http://www.ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2012%20Special%20301%20Report_0.pdf
- Wikipedia: Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_301_of_the_Trade_Act_of_1974)
- Title 19 › Chapter 12 › Subchapter I › Part 8 › § 2242. Identification of countries that deny adequate protection, or market access, for intellectual property rights (http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/19/2242) [alt link (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title19/html/USCODE-2011-title19-chap12-subchapI-part8-sec2242.htm)]
- 2012 Special 301 Review: Identification of Countries Under Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974: Request for Public Comment and Announcement of Public Hearing (https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2011/12/28/2011-33289/2012-special-301-review-identification-of-countries-under-section-182-of-the-trade-act-of-1974)
- The International Intellectual Property Alliance (http://www.iipa.com/aboutiipa.html)
- Could The Special 301 Report Be Useful? Proposed Law Would Broaden It To Condemn Internet Censorship (http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120717/01572419723/could-special-301-report-be-useful-proposed-law-would-broaden-it-to-condemn-internet-censorship.shtml)