The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) which includes the RIAA has named the countries that it says "fail to provide adequate and effective protection for U.S. intellectual property". In a submission to the U.S. Trade Rep. they identified China, Russia and Canada as some of the worst offenders. The worst countries for piracy:
Priority Watch List
- Argentina
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Costa Rica
- India
- Indonesia
- Russian Federation
- Thailand
- Ukraine
WATCH LIST
- Belarus
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Colombia
- Egypt
- Greece
- Israel
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Philippines
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Paraguay
COUNTRIES DESERVING SPECIAL MENTION
- Albania
- Bulgaria
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Latvia
- Moldova
- Singapore
- Taiwan
