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White Paper Surveys Global IP Legislation And Enforcement Efforts
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There remains no single, universal solution to the global problem of digital IP enforcement, according to a new report from the Content Delivery & Storage Association and Futuresource Consulting.
The trade group and research firm profile digital content protection legislation and enforcement initiatives in six global territories, in attempts to provide content owners and other stakeholders with a snapshot of both successes and setbacks.
For example, in Sweden — a territory which may well be called “the global digital guinea pig” — content owners saw digital revenues surge after the country’s legislature was first in the EU to ratify an Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive in April 2009. But the effects of the legislation may already have worn off: file sharing has risen to even higher levels than before the law, and markets are once again “suffering.”
Other profiled territories include the U.S., Canada, the UK, France, and China.
The report is available to participants in CDSA’s Worldwide Anti-Piracy Program and CDSA member companies. For additional information on how to receive a copy, please contact Margaret Sekelsky via e-mail: [email protected].
