Twelve Nations Put On Piracy List

Twelve nations were put on a copyright piracy watch list today including China, Russia, Argentina, Chile, Egypt, India, Israel, Lebanon, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Venezuela. According to the article, the administration says it is concerned by a range of issues including "deteriorating protection for patents and copyrights."

The Bush administration on Monday targeted China, Russia and 10 other nations for extra scrutiny in the piracy of American movies, music, computer programs and other copyrighted materials. The 12 nations were put on a "priority watch list" in the area of copyright piracy, which costs the American industry billions of dollars in lost sales annually.

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