“Piracy of Intellectual Property.”Statement of Marybeth Peters.The Register of Copyrights before the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary.  25 May 2005.  U.S. Senate, 109^th Congress, 1^st Sess. 13 July 2009.   <http://www.copyright.gov/docs/regstat052505.html>.

• Peters recognizes that it is not realistic to end piracy globally or in the U.S.
• Two elements in the protection of copyright: a) legal framework that creates basic rights for copyright owners and establishes procedures for enforcement of those rights; and b) application of legal rules to ensure that copyright owners have actual, effective protection against infringement.
• Peters recognizes that TRIPS has been successfully implemented in 148 countries due to obligatory enrollment with WTO membership.
• “ICI” – international copyright institute – led by the U.S. government.  This program exposes foreign officials to copyright knowledge and information with a U.S. view in mind.
• The U.S. copyright office has been instrumental in strengthening the WIPO and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT).  These agreements are written into the DMCA.
• Peters notes that “American creative industries now have improved legal regimes around the world, increasing their opportunity to sell their products and services on a level playing field.”
• Peters recognizes that TRIPS “has been a tremendously valuable tool in advancing the development of legal structures to support enforcement of copyright around the world.”
• Peters identifies China’s IP problem as a lack of enforcement.
• The two reasons for a lack of enforcement of IP regimes: 1) lack of competent police, prosecutors, and/or judges; and 2) lack of political will to enforce (the much more difficult of the two).
• Peters makes a strong argument about the different kinds of piracy: one type is P2P by college students and the other is mass infringement by criminal syndicates.