1.   Trade sanctions can be imposed in six months foreign governments fail to stem piracy.

2.   China has been pressured by the United States to stem piracy of audio-visual products, including compact discs of music, films and computer software.

3.   Meanwhile, the Trade and Industry Bureau is considering criminalising the use of pirated compact discs as a long-term measure to stem intellectual piracy.

4.   Rossi suggested a scrambled signal and decoder equipment -- which could only be used by a customer with the proper authorisation code -- could help stem piracy.