How to combat piracy abroad?

United States: Pirated American books are prohibited from entering the country. US Customs prohibits the entry of American copyrighted books and periodicals without the authorization of foreign reprinting. On the customs declaration form filled out before entry, it is clearly listed that one of the items that are not allowed to enter the country is "pirated American original books". According to American law, if you are found to have pirated products, you will be fined up to $250,000 and may be sentenced to up to five years in prison. In the United States, copyright is strictly protected, and the copyright industry has made outstanding contributions to the American economy. From 1977 to 1996, the growth rate of copyright industry is almost three times that of American economy. In 200 1 year, the American economy was weak, but its copyright industry still showed a strong upward trend. Even so, piracy still exists in America. With the progress of computer network technology, "network piracy" has become a new problem. Less than 24 hours after the best-selling Harry Potter went on the market, pirated texts appeared on the Internet. (Excerpted from Zhongguangwang) Singapore: Intensifying the Fight against Piracy 1995 Singapore has successively promulgated the Patent Law, Trademark Law, Design Registration Law, Copyright Law, Integrated Circuit Design Protection Law, Local Brand Protection Law and Plant Variety Protection Law. To form an operating mechanism composed of government departments, intellectual property offices and professional organizations to fully protect intellectual property rights. Measures to protect intellectual property rights in Singapore mainly include service, management, mediation, law enforcement and education. In law enforcement, Singapore has stepped up its crackdown on piracy. The Copyright Law revised in 2004 makes piracy a criminal offence, stipulating that the first offender will be fined S $20,000 and/or imprisoned for half a year, and the second offender will be fined S $50,000 and/or imprisoned for three years.