Business Ethics - 04/2007

By ETCO

30 / 04 / 2007 - Piracy in China reaches the automotive industry.

27 / 04 / 2007 - Brazilian exporters fear that raising import tariffs on Chinese products could increase smuggling of these items into Brazil.

26 / 04 / 2007 - USP and the National Institute of Industrial Property join forces against piracy and the commercial exploitation of scientific research.

25 / 04 / 2007 - China is investing heavily in research and technology to combat piracy in the country.

24 / 04 / 2007 - Italy leads in the number of illegal music copies in Europe.

23 / 04 / 2007 - The Brazilian Federal Revenue Service already has two helicopters and two boats to combat piracy.

20 / 04 / 2007 - Companies in the Brazilian copper production chain suffered losses of R$ 4 million in the first quarter of 2006 due to theft.

19 / 04 / 2007 - Major computer brands set up shop in São Paulo's stronghold of pirated products.

18 / 04 / 2007 - China says US complaints at the WTO will not solve piracy problems.

17 / 04 / 2007 - Minas Gerais has the highest number of diesel adulteration cases in the country.

16 / 04 / 2007 - Japan, China, and South Korea create a commission to evaluate measures to prevent trade in products that violate intellectual property rights.

13 / 04 / 2007 - The European Union will not join the US in filing a complaint with the WTO against piracy in China.

12 / 04 / 2007 - Record labels and the film industry join forces and launch an anti-piracy association.

11 / 04 / 2007 - The US government is expected to decide within a month on Brazil's request to be removed from the list of countries under watch for piracy.

10 / 04 / 2007 - The US government has filed two complaints with the WTO against piracy in China.

09 / 04 / 2007 - China toughens penalties for CD and DVD piracy.

06 / 04 / 2007 - The US government accuses trading partners, including Brazil, of imposing unfair barriers on American export products.

05 / 04 / 2007 - Truck drivers evade weight inspections for cargo transported between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

04 / 04 / 2007 - Each year, approximately R$ 30 billion in taxes are lost due to piracy in the country.

03 / 04 / 2007 - Cattle smuggling operation seizes 50 head of cattle in three weeks of inspections.

02 / 04 / 2007 - Organizing Committee of the 2007 Pan American Games takes measures against piracy.