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Addressing the Global Scope of Intellectual Property Crimes and Policy Initiatives

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The need for an international regime to protect intellectual property creations can be traced back in history to the Industrial Revolution during which new manufacturing techniques and new industrial products were developed and exported, thus increasing commercial and cultural relations between countries. For most people, intellectual property is either an unknown, misunderstood, or mysterious term. Technology and creative arts pervade modern society, yet few actually realize that their daily lives are surrounded by intellectual property creations from which legal rights of all sorts, including their own, arise. Building public awareness of the role of intellectual property is key to fostering a broad understanding of what intellectual property is and respect for the system that promotes and protects intellectual property rights. This article provides a survey of the current worldwide response to intellectual property crime and raises policy considerations for the future.

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Nasheri, H. Addressing the Global Scope of Intellectual Property Crimes and Policy Initiatives. Trends Organ Crim 8, 79–108 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-005-1015-y

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