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07:09 22nd February 2010
A total of 35 countries could be monitored for piracy and counterfeit activities after a coalition of US trade associations urged greater efforts to stop copyright theft.
In a submission to the US Trade Representative, the International Intellectual Property Alliance said the monitoring would protect industries worth an estimated $889 billion (conversion?) and 5.6 million workers who earn on average 30 per cent more than other employees.
The US copyright holders also singled out 10 countries for priority action, including China which was accused of cyberspying in January following revelations that 30 American companies had been targeted by Chinese hackers trying to break into computer systems to steal company secrets.
In other news, monitoring internet service providers (ISPs) to implement tougher regulations and legal action for filesharing and media piracy online is "tremendously difficult", an expert has said.
Mark Jackson, editor of ISPreview, said in order to monitor traffic, ISPs require expensive 'Deep Packet Inspection' technology which is "tremendously difficult for both big and small ISPs to afford without significant price rises or support from the government and rights holders."
Written by Hannah James
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