US slams Baidu, Taobao for piracy

US trade officials have named and shamed Chinese search engine Baidu and e-commerce giant Taobao as "notorious markets" for counterfeit and pirated goods.
The decision may add to calls for legislation giving US courts new authority to block foreign websites that sell pirated goods from operating in the US.
The Chinese IT pair is among more than 30 Internet and physical markets around the world listed Monday by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) in an annual review. Ten of the blacklisted markets are from China.
"Piracy and counterfeiting undermine the innovation and creativity that is vital to our global competitiveness," USTR Ron Kirk said in a press release Monday.