Notorious market explained

A notorious market is a website or physical market where, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), large-scale intellectual property infringement takes place. Officially termed Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy, the USTR has generated a yearly list of such notorious markets since 2006 with input from various industry groups.

History

Since 2006,[1] the members of the International Intellectual Property Alliance in conjunction with the Office of the United States Trade Representative has annually filed a list of Notorious Markets[2] as a part of their Special 301 Report to the U.S. federal government. It lists virtual markets (websites) and physical markets outside of the US where large scale copyright infringement takes place and recommends trade sanctions for countries with weak copyright protection enforcement. Since 2010 the list is separately issued as a part of an out-of-cycle review between the main report submissions.[3]

Whilst the list of markets does not directly form national trade policy, the report says"[t]he United States encourages the responsible authorities to step up efforts to combat piracy and counterfeiting in these and similar markets."

List creation process

The notorious market list is created following input from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Motion Picture Association (MPAA), as well as other industry groups. The goal of the list is to encourage governments to take action against intellectual property violations, as well as encouraging markets to reform. Sites include torrenting websites such as The Pirate Bay, stream ripping sites, and sites for cheating in online games.[4]

List

See main article: List of notorious markets.

Reports

MPAA submission RIAA submission Report Date published
2006 Special 301 Report[5] 2006
2007 Special 301 Report[6] 2007
2008 Special 301 Report[7] 2008
2009 Special 301 Report[8] April 2009
2010 Special 301 Report[9] April 2010
November 2010[10] November 2010[11] 2010 Out-of-Cycle Review[12] February 2011
October 2011[13] 2011 Out-of-Cycle Review[14] [15] December 2011
September 2012[16] August 2012[17] 2012 Out-of-Cycle Review[18] [19] December 2012
October 2013[20] September 2013[21] 2013 Out-of-Cycle Review[22] [23] February 2014
October 2014[24] October 2014[25] 2014 Out-of-Cycle Review[26] [27] March 2015
2015 Out-of-Cycle Review[28] December 2015
2016 Out-of-Cycle Review[29] December 2016
2017 Out-of-Cycle Review[30] January 2018
2018 Out-of-Cycle Review[31] April 2019
2019 Review of Notorious Markets[32] April 2020
2020 Review of Notorious Markets[33] January 2021
2021 Review of Notorious Markets[34] February 2022
2022 Review of Notorious Markets[35] January 2023
2023 Review of Notorious Markets[36] January 2024

See also

References

Reports

In the text these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USTR Announces Results of Special 301 Review of Notorious Markets. 2 December 2014.
  2. News: Ernesto. MPAA Reports The Pirate Bay to The U.S. Government. 2 December 2014. October 27, 2014.
  3. Web site: 2014 Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets: Request for Public Comments. 13 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Van der Sar . Ernesto . US Govt Identifies Top Pirate Sites and Other 'Notorious Markets' . TorrentFreak . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201119204811/https://torrentfreak.com/us-govt-identifies-top-pirate-sites-and-other-notorious-markets-190426/ . November 19, 2020 . April 27, 2019 . live.
  5. Web site: 2006 Special 301 Report . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926115440/https://ustr.gov/archive/assets/Document_Library/Reports_Publications/2006/2006_Special_301_Review/asset_upload_file473_9336.pdf . September 26, 2020 . 2006. live.
  6. Web site: 2007 Special 301 Report . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926125800/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/asset_upload_file230_11122.pdf . September 26, 2020 . 2007. live.
  7. Web site: 2008 Special 301 Report . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200930142311/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/asset_upload_file553_14869.pdf . September 30, 2020 . 2008. live.
  8. Web site: 2009 Special 301 Report . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200810113643/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/Full%20Version%20of%20the%202009%20SPECIAL%20301%20REPORT.pdf . August 10, 2020 . April 30, 2009. live.
  9. Web site: 2010 Special 301 Report . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018023524/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/2010/301/2010%20Special%20301%20Report%20(3).pdf . October 18, 2020 . April 30, 2010. live.
  10. News: enigmax. MPAA Lists Major Torrent, Usenet and Hosting Sites In Submission To U.S. Government. 2 December 2014. November 7, 2010.
  11. News: RIAA Reports Torrent Sites, RapidShare and RLSLOG to US Government. 13 December 2014. November 11, 2010.
  12. Web site: 2010 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021141104/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf . October 21, 2020 . February 28, 2011. live.
  13. News: Ernesto. MPAA Lists "Notorious" Pirate Sites To U.S. Government. 2 December 2014. October 28, 2011.
  14. Web site: 2011 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201018214847/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/uploads/gsp/speeches/reports/2011/Notorious%20Markets%20List%20FINAL.pdf . October 18, 2020 . December 20, 2011. live.
  15. Web site: Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets.
  16. Web site: 115644694 NOT Motion Picture Association of America Final. 13 December 2014.
  17. News: RIAA: BitTorrent Sites and Cyberlockers Should Filter Proactively. 13 December 2014. November 14, 2012.
  18. Web site: 2012 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020091823/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/121312%20Notorious%20Markets%20List.pdf . October 20, 2020 . December 13, 2012. live.
  19. Web site: F. Sean. US Official 'Notorious Markets' Piracy List Updated. 2 December 2014.
  20. News: Ernesto. MPAA Reports Notorious Pirate Sites to U.S. Government. October 26, 2013.
  21. Web site: RIAA Written Submission Re: 2013 Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of NotoriousMarkets: Request for Public Comments. 13 December 2014.
  22. Web site: 2013 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024183042/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/FINAL-PUBLISHED%202013_Notorious_Markets_List-02122014.pdf . October 24, 2020 . February 12, 2014. live.
  23. Web site: Notorious Markets List Focuses Fight Against Global Piracy and Counterfeiting of American Products. 2 December 2014.
  24. News: MPAA Reports The Pirate Bay to The U.S. Government. 13 December 2014.
  25. News: Ernesto. RIAA: The Pirate Bay Assaults Fundamental Human Rights. 13 December 2014. October 28, 2014.
  26. Web site: 2014 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170131163741/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2014%20Notorious%20Markets%20List%20-%20Published.pdf . January 31, 2017 . March 5, 2015 . live.
  27. News: Andy. U.S. Government Lists Top Torrent Sites as Piracy Havens. 6 March 2015. March 6, 2015.
  28. Web site: 2015 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201017143218/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/USTR-2015-Out-of-Cycle-Review-Notorious-Markets-Final.pdf. October 17, 2020 . December 2015 . live.
  29. Web site: 2016 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201223214512/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2016-Out-of-Cycle-Review-Notorious-Markets.pdf . December 23, 2020 . December 2016 . live.
  30. Web site: 2017 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201223192143/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/Press/Reports/2017%20Notorious%20Markets%20List%201.11.18.pdf . December 23, 2020 . January 11, 2018. live.
  31. Web site: 2018 Out of Cycle Review of Notorious Markets . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201210232227/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2018_Notorious_Markets_List.pdf . December 10, 2020 . April 25, 2019. live.
  32. Web site: 2019 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy . Office of the United States Trade Representative . January 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201101093735/https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2019_Review_of_Notorious_Markets_for_Counterfeiting_and_Piracy.pdf . November 1, 2020 . April 29, 2020. live.
  33. Web site: 2020 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy . Office of the United States Trade Representative . May 22, 2021.
  34. Web site: 2021 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy . June 2, 2022 . Office of the United States Trade Representative.
  35. Web site: 2022 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy . March 1, 2024 . Office of the United States Trade Representative.
  36. Web site: 2023 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy . March 1, 2024 . Office of the United States Trade Representative.

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