Prepared testimony from yesterday’s hearing on the theft of Intellectual Propety in China…and some interesting facts and figures

Yesterday, the House subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on “Intellectual Property Theft in China.”  The prepared testimony of each witness is available below:

• Victoria Espinel, Acting Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intellectual Property [.pdf]
• Ted C. Fishman, Author & Journalist, China, Inc. [.pdf]
• Myron Brilliant, Vice President, East Asia, US Chamber of Commerce [.pdf]
• Eric H. Smith, President, International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) [.pdf]

Assistant Espinel’s testimony includes these interesting facts and figures relating to IP theft in China:

• Estimates on copyright piracy report that 90 percent of all software installed on computers in 2003 was pirated.
• Estimates also report that over 90 percent of the Chinese market for sound recordings in 2003 was made of pirated recordings.