Обговорення:Спеціальний звіт 301
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[ред. код]The en:International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) fully supports the announcement today by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that the U.S Government is initiating an investigation of Ukraine of the “acts, policies and practices of the Government of Ukraine that resulted in the identification of Ukraine as a Priority Foreign Country (PFC)” for failing to provide adequate and effective protection for U.S. intellectual property and fair and equitable market access.
IIPA believes that the PFC designation, and an investigation by the U.S. Government, are clearly justified for the three reasons specified by the USTR in announcing Ukraine’s designation: (1) the unfair, nontransparent administration of the system for collecting societies, which are responsible for collecting and distributing royalties to U.S. and other rights holders; (2) widespread (and admitted) use of illegal software by Ukrainian government agencies; and (3) failure to implement an effective means to combat the widespread online infringement of copyright and related rights in Ukraine. Piracy rates in Ukraine have worsened over the past two years, preventing legitimate right holders from being able to do business in Ukraine. Ukraine is, by its own admission, the source of widespread piracy of copyrighted materials through websites such as ex.ua, which have halted the development of a legitimate copyright market locally and harmed international markets for content. Collecting societies that have been duly authorized by right holders have lost their accreditation from the State, resulting in market confusion and loss of revenue in an already highly challenged marketplace. Software piracy remains rampant, including significant unlicensed software use by government agencies. Highquality unauthorized camcording of films in Ukraine’s theaters are uploaded to top pirate sites and distributed across the Internet. IIPA thanks the USTR for commencing this investigation and hopes that the Government of Ukraine will make real and measurable progress against piracy.
— Юpiй Дзядuк (о • в), 17:21, 1 червня 2013 (UTC).