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“The United States Trade Representative has once again labeled Canada a piracy haven.” Canada has now been put on a priority watch list along with several other countries, as they have not yet enforced harsh enough copyright infringement laws according to the United States.

It turns out the US has been threatening countries to put them on a trade blacklist if they do not enforce stricter, harsher copyright laws. In one instance, the US Ambassador threatened Spain with such actions if they “failed to pass a SOPA-style site blocking law.” Is this fair? Do United State Trade Representatives have a right to do so? Many seem to think not claiming that the US often produces “fact-free report that ignored any point of view except that of the big media companies.” The United States is essentially blackmailing other countries into running legislation the way they do, and that is simply unacceptable.

http://torrentfreak.com/u-s-labels-canada-a-piracy-haven-120430/