Sentence examples for foreign piracy from inspiring English sources

We must take many more intellectual property cases to the W.T.O. and credibly threaten unilateral retaliation if the foreign piracy continues.

And Republicans may find themselves having to choose between voting for bipartisan legislation that has the support of some in their party, like a bill to protect Hollywood from foreign piracy, and opposing such legislation to jam Democrats.

The United States is a signatory to the 1994 protection of copyright worldwide, and has pressed other countries to pass patent and copyright laws more restrictive than its own to protect American corporations against foreign piracy.

Representative Howard L. Berman, a Democrat from the Los Angeles area who conducted the hearing as chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, said he planned to offer legislation that would "begin to elevate the attention" given to foreign piracy, but offered no specifics.

Recently, the Obama Administration stated that it looks forward to working with all parties to pass legislation this year to combat foreign piracy.

It would also kick arbitration of any foreign infringement claims to the U.S. International Trade Commission, which already handles issues of foreign piracy as a policy issue.

The movie companies took it on the chin this week when technology companies mounted broad resistance to a legislative initiative intended to fight foreign online piracy.

Somalis who once fished say they were pushed out by foreign trawlers.Ultimately piracy in Somalia is unlikely to stop until chronic instability, caused by rival warlords and Islamist fighters, is tackled.

The bills would give federal authorities expanded powers to crack down on foreign sites suspected of piracy.

Altogether, the International Intellectual Property Alliance estimates that Chinese piracy costs foreign companies about $2 billion a year, or roughly a quarter of the total global losses attributed to copyright violations.

Another provision would allow the attorney general to sue foreign sites that "facilitate" piracy, and to demand that domestic search engines stop linking to them and that Internet service providers redirect traffic.