Promise: Protect American intellectual property abroad
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Anti-counterfeiting trade agreement gets it done
Updated: Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Intellectual property right infringement has emerged as a prominent issue in the ever-expanding realm of international trade. American companies lose millions worldwide each year due to copyright infringement and piracy, particularly in emerging markets. The Business Software Alliance, a trade group representing American software creators, placed the value of pirated software worldwide in 2010 at $59 billion. It is in response to this issue that President Barack Obama promised to shore up copyright enforcement during the 2008 election.
In an effort to combat this problem, on October 1, 2011, the United States and seven other nations signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The other seven are Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, South Korea, and Singapore. The European Union, Mexico, and Switzerland are also expected to sign the agreement.
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http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/396/protect-american-intellectual-property-abroad/Edited to add:
Regarding the Obama 2008 campaign, the promises that Politifact.com is tracking the tally is now up to: 149 Kept