Obama highlights anti-piracy initiatives in national address
25 January 2012
Patrick Ross, Washington DC
President Obama Tuesday night devoted a portion of his annual State of the Union address to promise tougher anti-piracy enforcement
The pledge came on the day the Senate postponed consideration of one of the controversial anti-piracy bills that caused Wikipedia to block users from accessing its site last week.
"There will be more inspections to prevent counterfeit or unsafe goods from crossing our borders," Obama told a joint session of Congress. He announced the creation of a Trade Enforcement Unit to target counterfeiting and other unfair trade practices.
Singling out China, Obama said: "It’s not right when another country lets our movies, music, and software be pirated."
An eight-page White House report summarising Obama's 2012 initiatives devotes only one line to anti-piracy: "The President called for enhancing trade...
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