Actor Sean Astin and Entertainment Industry Executives Testify on Digital Piracy; C-SPAN, June 30, 2026

 C-SPAN ; Actor Sean Astin and Entertainment Industry Executives Testify on Digital Piracy

"Actor Sean Astin and entertainment industry executives testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, AI, and the Internet on digital piracy and intellectual property enforcement. The witnesses discussed several topics, including artificial intelligence's role in intellectual property theft, efforts to protect content creators, and the use of judicial site blocking to combat online piracy."

US investigates Vietnam's intellectual property practices; Reuters, May 29, 2026

 Reuters; US investigates Vietnam's intellectual property practices

"The Trump administration on Friday opened an unfair trade practices investigation into Vietnam's intellectual property protection policies and enforcement that may ​lead to new tariffs or other trade measures.

Vietnam was identified as a priority country by the ‌U.S. Trade Representative's office on April 30 "due to its persistent failure to resolve long-standing concerns about IP protection and enforcement," the USTR said."