Business group presses government for piracy reforms

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Thursday urged stronger U.S government action to stop
trafficking of pirated or counterfeit goods, which they said
costs the U.S. economy between &36;250 billion per year.

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“Every product in every industry is vulnerable,” said Bruce
Josten, Executive Vice President of the

U.S. Chamber of
Commerce

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U.S. Chamber of
Commerce. “We can no longer accept counterfeiting and piracy as
just a cost of doing business.”

Members of the Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy
(CACP) presented a six-pronged agenda aimed at stopping the
trafficking of illegal goods, which they blame for 750,000 lost
U.S. jobs.

Their proposal includes tougher border control and
penalties for counterfeiters, more funding for the

Homeland
Security

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Homeland
Security and Justice Departments, reformed judicial processes,
and improved coordination and education for consumers.

The coalition included U.S. movie and recording industry
groups, as well as drug manufacturers, the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce and the

National Association of Manufacturers

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National Association of Manufacturers.

Intellectual property protection has become a particular
sore point in the U.S.&36;500
billion to &39;s comparative
advantage. “There are some products that literally put lives at
risk. We saw what happened with pet foods.”

TAINTED PET FOOD

Pet food from China, tainted with melamine, caused the
death of cats and dogs across the United States this year.

Concerns about “filthy” imports from China heightened after
the U.S.

Food and Drug Administration

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Food and Drug Administration warned that it found a
poisonous chemical in toothpaste made in China.

But few Americans realize that their new toothbrush could
be counterfeit.

Oral-B was just one brand among a myriad of fake products
displayed by the groups, including faux Louis Vuitton bags, New
Balance shoes, DVDs, brake shoes for cars, prescription
medication for cancer, erectile dysfunction and mental illness,
and polypropylene mesh used in surgery.

While instances of piracy in the pharmaceutical industry
are more rare than other sectors, the threat is growing, and
it&39;s proposals weren't directed at any
particular country, but business groups see China, India and
Russia as major sources of the trade in fake goods.

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