US government publishes annual report assessing copyright regimes around the world
The USTR's Special 301 Report names seven countries on its priority watch list and 22 on the main watch list over copyright and IP protection concerns.…
Notorious Markets List
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US government publishes its latest Notorious Markets list of piracy sites
The USTR has published its latest Notorious Markets report, listing piracy sites including The Pirate Bay, which remains blocked in many countries.…
US government publishes its latest copyright watch lists
The US Special 301 Report places seven countries on its priority watch list over IP concerns, while commending several Middle Eastern countries for reforms.…
Peru's government talks up web-blocking and IFPI alliance in bid to get off US piracy watch list
Peru says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with IFPI and blocked ten stream-ripping sites, as it seeks removal from the US Special 301 piracy watch list.…
Amazon removed but Chinese web giants remain on US government's big piracy list
Amazon has been removed from the US government's Notorious Markets list, while Chinese tech operations and piracy sites including The Pirate Bay remain.…
US Trade Representative's annual piracy report shouldn't name and shame American tech companies, say American tech companies
The CCIA says the USTR's notorious markets report should not target US internet companies, arguing that goes beyond its trade remit.…
Does US government's annual anti-piracy report just promote piracy?
A Las Vegas lawyer argues the USTR's annual notorious markets report wastes taxpayer money and promotes the piracy sites it lists.…
Amazon hits out at its inclusion in US government's notorious markets piracy report
Amazon has criticised the US government for including some of its foreign subsidiaries in the notorious markets report, calling the move politically motivated.…
Changes to Swiss copyright laws should end US criticism, says Swiss government
The Swiss government says planned copyright reforms, including takedown-and-stay-down obligations, should stop the US listing Switzerland in its notorious markets report.…