Are there government statistics on piracy, from a content or literature and audio/video perspective?
Kasunic: The primary role of the Copyright Office is to administer and sustain an effective national copyright system, including registration of copyrights, deposit of copies of works published in the U.S. and recording of documents concerning copyrighted works. The Copyright Office does not have statutory authority to police or enforce copyright infringement and does not independently assess statistics relating to infringement. The Copyright Office also assists the United States Trade Representative in its annual “Special 301” review of copyright piracy and market-access problems around the world. This process assesses the piracy levels of U.S. works in foreign countries and, in the most serious situations, may result in trade sanctions being imposed. Further information on international piracy from the USTR is available online. TNW: Does enforcement reassure those who create works and therefore promote creativity? Do artists and writers, knowing their works are protected, produce mor
