31.   Ominously, BSA has warned that the Asian trade in pirated goods willswell as the economic downturn prods people to buy cheaper, but notnecessarily legal, goods.

32.   Principal Assistant Secretary for Trade and Industry Elizabeth Tse Man-yee said existing laws had adequate sanctions against the production and retail of pirated goods.

33.   Several Chinese provinces and cities have announced that rewards will be paid to those who inform on factories producing pirated goods, encouraging more to come forward with information.

34.   State-run media have been filled with reports of pirated goods being seized, and illegal movie halls have been shut down.

35.   The alleged distribution of pirated goods by the four suspects had caused financial losses for the artists, producers and recording companies, Dimas said.

36.   Taiwan on Saturday welcomed a U.S. decision not to take retaliatory trade sanctions against the island and reiterated a pledge to strengthen controls against pirated goods.

37.   The factory had been warned in the spring to stop producing pirated goods.

38.   The popularity of pirated CDs and VCDs has prompted some lawmakers to suggest making it a crime to buy pirated goods.

39.   The piracy problem is unlikely to go away soon because the temptation for offenders to buy pirated goods is stronger than ever.

40.   The United States has called on China to crack down on pirated goods such as illegally copied compact disks and computer software.