The Trump administration announced new trade tariffs against China in March, claiming that the President is “standing up for American innovation.” Details from a U.S. Trade Representative investigation cited in the official announcement support what many of us in industries that are being pirated have been talking about for years and parallel piracy figures from a report released last year by the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property. While some believe trade tariffs are not the tactical answer, it is clear that the government recognizes that the problem has not gone away with conventional diplomatic approaches.
