More Deterrence Is Needed
US laws protecting intellectual property rights are weak and dont threaten the ballooning avalanche of pirated goods. For example, there are virtually no criminal penalties for trademark or patent rip-offs. Massive changes are necessary in civil and criminal statutes relating to copyrights, trademarks, and patents. Penalties must be made more severe, and the coverage of protection under these laws should he expanded and updated.
Despite the best-laid plans of US Customs personnel, there arent enough of them or sufficient funds to stop the flow of pirated goods into the US. Moreover, laws to protect intellectual property rights of goods marketed by American companies in Third World nations are notoriously weak, and enforcement is lackadaisical or absent, especially against local companies who violate an American firms trademark,
If little is done to combat the problem, it will undoubtedly spread. For example, organized crime is now taking its chunk out of commercial piracy, particularly in the sale and distribution of electronics and clothing. According to the subcommittee report, Given the high profit in such activity, the role of organized crime is expected to increase.
Progress has been made in bilateral and multilateral efforts to increase protection afforded intellectual property rights and to encourage foreign governments to crack down on pirates.
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