BEIRUT: The
International Intellectual Property Alliance asked the United States Trade Representative to keep Lebanon on the Watch List for the ineffective and inadequate protection of intellectual property rights, and for severe copyright problems.
INTERNATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE, 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT: RUSSIAN FEDERATION 127, http://www.iipa.com/rbc/2007/2007SPEC301RUSSIA.pdf [hereinafter IIPA, 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT].
The IIPA (
International Intellectual Property Alliance) estimates piracy rates in Russia for several sectors at as much as 80% in 2005.
According to the
International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) the illegal copying of books overseas may have cost the book industry as much as USD606m in 2005.
American businesses an estimated $900 million in losses in 2003 alone, according to the
International Intellectual Property Alliance.
Leading the way in software theft is Paraguay, where poor enforcement and weak borders means 83% of software is stolen, according to the
International Intellectual Property Alliance, a U.S.
These observations are contained in a "2005 Special 301 Report" issued by the
International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA), a trade association representing a coalition of six major trade associations with 1,500 member U.
According to Jones, the
International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) reported that the Chinese authorities seized more than 75.8 million VCDs, CDs, CD-ROMs and DVDs in 20,000 raids in 2003.
The
International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) estimates that copyright piracy of software, books, music and films in Mexico cost companies US$717.9 million in lost earnings in 2002 alone.
The Washington-based
International Intellectual Property Alliance ranked Pakistan as one of the world's largest producers of pirated CDs and other optical discs for export in both 2001 and 2002.