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Culture secretary Andy Burnham has pledged to have the framwork of an international strategy to combat ecrime in place by this autumn, the Guardian reports.
Speaking to MediaGuardian.co.uk, Burnham said he would seek to "develop a memorandum of understanding with other governments that would make the UK's own initiatives to combat internet piracy more likely to succeed".
The government aims to reduce illegal downloads in the UK by 70-80%, he added.
Burnham is hoping to earmark the "Davos for creative businesses" world conference, held in Hertfordshire in October, to develop "an agreement on tackling illegal downloading". But he wil call upon industry members to "work together to offer compelling legal download alternatives and the vigilance to crackdown on piracy".