In 2005 China's courts convicted 741 people in 505 criminal product-piracy cases.The courts also handled 16,453 civil cases of property-rights violations...an increase of 20% over 2004. In short - China is trying to crack down on piracy. They want to stop the illegal copying of movies, music, software and other goods. The last time I was in China, I, um, procured a couple of movies from a street vendor outside of the US Embassy in Beijing. Excited about having something to watch on the 14 hour plane ride home...I soon learned...they didn't work. continue reading....
Cracking Down on Piracy
samnut (2006-05-31 21:55:02) 评论 (2)In 2005 China's courts convicted 741 people in 505 criminal product-piracy cases.The courts also handled 16,453 civil cases of property-rights violations...an increase of 20% over 2004. In short - China is trying to crack down on piracy. They want to stop the illegal copying of movies, music, software and other goods. The last time I was in China, I, um, procured a couple of movies from a street vendor outside of the US Embassy in Beijing. Excited about having something to watch on the 14 hour plane ride home...I soon learned...they didn't work. continue reading....