Although many countries have stringent intellectual property regulations on their books, the enforcement of these regulations has often been lax. This has been the case even among many of the 185 countries that are now members of the ______, all of which have signed international treaties designed to protect intellectual property.

a. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
b. Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
c. Business Software Alliance
d. World Intellectual Property Organization