Obama states he'll launch trade unit to battle piracy

In tonight's Condition from the Union address, Leader Obama introduced the development of a "trade enforcement unit" that'll be assigned with looking into "unfair trade practices" in other nations, including China.Saying "it isn't right when another country allows our movies, music and software be unlicensed," Obama told some pot session of Congress the unit is going to be assigned with assessments "to avoid counterfeit or unsafe goods from crossing our edges."Obama's mention of problem of piracy is another jerk to Hollywood.A week ago, studio professionals were freely critical from the administration after it belittled lengthy-in-the-works anti-piracy legislation pending in Congress. The debts delayed out a week ago when confronted with common protest online, with activists charging the legislation was an overreach.It had been unclear the extent that the trade enforcement unit would target piracy --- or the way it will vary from existing initiatives released by customs authorities. Contact Ted Manley at ted.manley@variety.com