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title: "GAO Report on Economic Impact from IP Theft Underwhelms"
summary: |-
  The federal government needs to make it clear that it will not tolerate the counterfeiting or pirating of U.S. products and services.
date: "2013-07-12"
issues: ["Trade", "Intellectual Property"]
authors: ["Stephen Ezell"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2013/07/12/gao-report-economic-impact-ip-theft-underwhelms/"
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# GAO Report on Economic Impact from IP Theft Underwhelms

Aggressive foreign IP theft harms firms and workers in the United States and the overall U.S. economy. It is high-time that the federal government makes it readily apparent that IP theft will be punished systematically and significantly.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2013/07/12/gao-report-economic-impact-ip-theft-underwhelms/*