Tech, Business Trade Groups Target Russian Piracy
"We’re not seeing improvements in the piracy rates going down," he added.
Speakers at the press conference said they want increased trade between the United States and Russia, but they also want better intellectual property protections.
During the current bilateral talks, the U.S. government has the leverage to push for changes, Cohen said. If the U.S. and Russian governments don’t fix the problem now, Congress could reject PNTR status for Russia when it considers the trade agreement perhaps as early as next year, he added.
Under PNTR, Russia would have an unconditional trading status with the United States with mutually favorable tariff rates. Membership in WTO allows nations to generally trade freely with each other, with trade disputes handled by the WTO.
-Grant Gross, IDG News Service
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