Copyright Piracy Has Reached Alarming Level in China, India: Report

"Whether it is movie makers, musicians, or and app makers, our economy is based upon the principle that property should be respected - not stolen - and this right does not end at the water's edge. This is not only fair, but it is good economics," said Congressman Adam Schiff. "That's why we started the Watch List to alert those who are profiting by stealing the hard work of American creators and the countries helping them that we are paying attention and we expect our trading partners to protect intellectual property rights.

Our creative industries employ millions of Americans and are some of our most competitive exports. All we want is a level playing field where all nations live up to their obligations to protect intellectual property and enforce existing laws," he said. Though the climate for intellectual property has improved, driven in part by a growing domestic creative sector within China, the scale of piracy remains massive, inflicting substantial harm to American and Chinese creators, the report said.

In the coming year, the Caucus called on China to follow through on the commitments it has previously made, including fully implementing the U.S.-China Film Agreement to expand market access for US movies, and its bilateral commitments to ensure legal software use in government agencies and state-owned enterprises. Russia's lack of appropriate IP protection continues to allow for rampant Internet piracy, impacting markets far beyond their borders, the report said adding that stakeholders report that enforcement actions decreased in 2013, which is particularly distressing in light of commitments made by Russia prior to World Trade Organization accession in 2012.

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