United States' unfair competition acts and software piracy – which Asia-Pacific countries are at risk and recourse do they have?
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2014-02
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ARTNeT, United Nations ESCAP
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In many Asia-Pacific countries, IT piracy is a quietly accepted practice as law enforcement is unable or unwilling to produce tangible effects. However, piracy rates alone within a country are not a good indicator for liability of exposure to competition acts and the threat of sanctions. Combining the piracy rates, taken as a proxy of the likelihood of exporting companies engaging in piracy, with the share of the United States as an export destination for the countries from which these companies operate from, can give a more refined view of the liability risk exposure. A course of action for countries finding themselves at a heightened risk of exposure is suggested.
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ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, COUNTERFEITING, COPYRIGHT, IMPORT TAX, COMPETITION LAW, TRADE POLICY, IT PIRACY