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"In an effort to combat international copyright piracy by calling attention to countries where piracy has reached alarming levels, we announced that we will closely monitor the serious problems of copyright piracy in the following five countries: China, Russia, Canada, Spain, and Mexico". "These countries stand out because of the scope and depth of their piracy problems, which cost the U.S. copyright industries and the millions of Americans who work in these companies billions of dollars, and because piracy in these countries is largely the result of a lack of political will to confront the problem". "Caucus Co-Chairs "from l to r" Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Orrin Hatch and Congressmen Bob Goodlatte and Adam Schiff unveil the". "Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus 2009 Watch List." "In tough economic times it's more important than ever to safeguard intellectual property," said Senator Whitehouse. "American entertainment and software companies create millions of jobs, generate millions of dollars in tax revenue, and drive much of our country's research and development. Piracy threatens those jobs, those revenues and the value of that research, and we need bipartisan solutions to stop it." "Fostering strong intellectual property protection builds the economies of not only developed nations, like ours, but for any nation striving to achieve a vibrant and growing economy," said Senator Hatch. "Conversely, counterfeiting and piracy cripple growth and stifle innovation". "Many do not understand that ideas, inventions, artistic works, and other commercially viable products created out of one's own mental processes deserve the same protection under the law as any tangible product or piece of real estate. Unfortunately, some believe that if they find it on the Internet then it must be free. We must stop this destructive mindset." "The creation, production, and export of music, movies, software, and books, make up America's new 'assembly line' of the 21st century," said Congressman Schiff. "Just as we don't allow cars to be stolen off the lots of Ford or GM dealerships, we cannot allow movies, music, and computer programs to be stolen from motion picture studios, recording studios, and software manufactures". "The U.S. copyright industry deserves the same protection under the law." Congressman Goodlatte said, "The U.S. is far and away the world 's largest producer and exporter of the creative works that entertain, inform and educate the world. However, copyright piracy results in billions of dollars in lost revenue for the U.S. each year and even greater losses to the U.S. economy in terms of reduced job growth and exports"."While the U.S. is the world's leader in intellectual property protections, the problem does not stop at our borders. Piracy in today's economy is a global problem". We must encourage other countries to enact and enforce strong intellectual property laws in order to fully protect America's inventors and authors, as well as theirown." Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Adam Schiff holds up an example of a pirated DVD, the motion picture "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," found on the street overseas. "Caucus 2009 Country Watch List". "Caucus Press Release".