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Thursday, March 11, 2010
IP protection is vital for African development, explains the US ambassador to Tanzania in today's Tanzania Daily News [1]. At a conference in Dar es Salaam he told of local musicians who miss out on rewards for their work due to rampant counterfeiting. IPN has previously argued [2]that African music industries are unable to grow due to copyright theft, driving away investment. The ambassador also noted the importance of independent, strong courts and a free press in tackling counterfeiting.
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[1] http://allafrica.com/stories/201003100999.html
[2] http://www.policynetwork.net/creativity-innovation/publication/nashville-africa
[3] http://www.policynetwork.net/trackback/1971
[4] http://www.policynetwork.net/print/1971
[5] http://www.policynetwork.net/printmail/1971
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[9] http://www.policynetwork.net/category/sub-issues/entrepreneurship
[10] http://www.policynetwork.net/category/sub-issues/rd
[11] http://www.policynetwork.net/category/social-tags/africa
[12] http://www.policynetwork.net/category/social-tags/cdata
[13] http://www.policynetwork.net/category/social-tags/dar-es-salaam
[14] http://www.policynetwork.net/category/social-tags/dar-es-salaam-region
[15] http://www.policynetwork.net/category/social-tags/geography
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[18] http://www.policynetwork.net/category/social-tags/technology
[19] http://www.policynetwork.net/category/calais-document-category/technology
[20] http://www.policynetwork.net/category/social-tags/united-states-ambassador-tanzania
[21] http://www.policynetwork.net/individual/julian-harris