The current government proposal to amend the copyright law provides a strong blueprint for an anti-piracy program, which the government should enact as soon as possible. The existing Interministerial Coordination Committee under the Prime Minister's Office would direct national anti-piracy efforts. Regional police coordination groups would be established in each prefecture, with the participation of special prosecutors, and nationwide training for prosecutors would be instituted. Use of the SIAE security sticker would be obligatory. All of these initiatives would be supported by an extensive public information campaign.
Several questions remain unresolved.
These efforts have been particularly effective for computer software. But efforts to combat other copyright piracy problems are compromised by structural deficiencies, particularly the dearth of deterrent penalties and the reluctance of the judiciary to employ those legal remedies which do exist. To underscore U.S. concern about the need to attack copyright piracy in one of Europe's most vital markets, IIPA recommends that Italy be placed on the Priority Watch List . 1 Totals do not include estimated losses due to piracy of business software applications.