According to an assessment by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, counterfeiting and piracy cost the United States nearly $250 billion annually.  The Association of American Publishers (AAP) estimates that American publishers lost over $600 million last year due to copyright piracy; and with the internet as a basis for reproduction and transmission, it seems this number will only grow in the years to come.  In Argentina, for example, a total of 1.2 million books under 800 titles are pirated every year with an estimated $10 million annual loss in revenue.  As the international community continues to grow and become increasingly interconnected, the importance of being able to adequately protect oneself or one’s business worldwide cannot be understated.

In an effort to help publishers and copyright holders understand their rights domestically and internationally a comprehensive resource has been compiled.

The following PDF file covers a variety of topics such as:

• What Constitutes Piracy
• Venues for Piracy (Websites, file sharing, Pirate Bay, full printed books)
• International Copyright Law
• Countries that Tolerate Piracy and the Special 301 Report
• Priority Watch List Country Summaries
• Internet and Digital Piracy
• How an SME Publisher find out if their work is being pirated
• How to Deal with Copyright or IPR Infringement