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 were insufficient to address rampant copyright piracy. The OCR of Italy that USTR announced in the 2011 Special 301 Report was inconclusive due to lingering concerns about piracy over the Internet. In particular, the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) has not yet made sufficient progress with respect to adoption of draft regulations to combat piracy over the Internet. The United States urges Italy to intensify its recent efforts to address piracy over the Internet, including by adopting and implementing the AGCOM regulations expeditiously, and by ensuring that those regulations create an effective mechanism against all types of copyright piracy over the Internet. The United States also remains concerned about a Data Protection Agency opinion concerning the monitoring of peer-to-peer networks. The United States encourages Italy to enhance enforcement of its law against the unauthorized camcording of motion pictures in theaters, and take further measures to significantly reduce delays in the adjudication of IPR disputes in Italian courts and ensure that cases reach final sentencing. The United States looks forward to continuing to work with Italy to address these and other matters.

Jamaica

Jamaica remains on the Watch List in 2012. Jamaica improved its IPR enforcement and training efforts in 2011, and continued public awareness efforts, including an anti-piracy campaign. The United States hopes that a prosecutorial handbook developed with assistance from the U.S. Department of Justice will help to bring about an increase in the imposition of deterrent-level sentences against IPR infringers. The United States continues to urge Jamaica to enact the draft Patents and Designs Act, which is intended to implement certain provisions of the TRIPS Agreement and the United States-Jamaica Bilateral Intellectual Property Agreement. In addition, Jamaica's largest cable operator has yet to compensate performing rights organizations for the public performances of music. We also understand that some cable operators are offering unauthorized programming, and urge the Jamaican Government to take action against these cable systems. The United States looks forward to continuing to work with Jamaica to address these and other issues.

Kuwait

Kuwait remains on the Watch List in 2012. Although Kuwaiti officials continued enforcement efforts in the past year, the United States remains concerned about the ongoing lack of deterrent-level sentences for IPR crimes. The United States is also concerned that several key pieces of IPR legislation remain pending in Kuwait, including amendments to the 1999 copyright law that have been pending for several years. The United States looks forward to continuing to work with Kuwait to address these and other IPR concerns.

Lebanon

Lebanon remains on the Watch List in 2012. In 2011, Lebanon participated actively in training programs and conducted IPR awareness-raising programs. Rights holders report good 46