One element of the PROTECT IP Act that may have widespread effects on the casual web user is the targeting of web developers who include links to pirated material on the web, according to an Epoch Times report.

The IP Crime Group, an organization focused on studying and assessing theft of intellectual property, recently reported that while IP crime continues to grow, some steps have been made to curb it.

According to IP-Watch.org, the Caribbean, like most regions, is in desperate need of reform to its intellectual property laws.

A new report from the U.S. International Trade Commission found that Chinese counterfeit items cost American companies more than $47 billion in 2009. While both governments have discussed greater protection of American intellectual property rights and enforcement in China, the figures from 2009 further demonstrate the importance of action.

In a recently released interview with the Guardian, Philip Graham, executive director of the Association for University and Industry Links, detailed the myriad benefits researchers at universities throughout the world can see from aggressive intellectual property strategies.

In a recently released interview with the Guardian, Philip Graham, executive director of the Association for University and Industry Links, detailed the myriad benefits researchers at universities throughout the world can see from aggressive intellectual property strategies.

H. Ward Classen, deputy general counsel for Computer Science Corporation, recently contributed a report to the Daily Record calling for executives to implement plans to find the most value in intellectual property.

According to PC World, Motorola investor Carl Icahn has urged the company to leverage its intellectual property portfolio in order to "enhance shareholder value."

The combination of booming economic growth in China, along with the expanding focus on intellectual property, is making Chinese companies realize the importance of protecting their IP.

The Chamber of Commerce, along with entertainment industry representatives, is teaming up to convince Congress to pass the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act.