By Nathaniel DeLucia
China has a rather infamous reputation when it
comes to copyright protection: they have been on the United States’s “watch
list” for over 25 years and are frequently the subject of international
disputes and litigation. Many efforts
have been made by international bodies such as the WTO or trade partners like
the U.S., to try and strengthen China’s copyright laws, but none have succeeded,
that is until now.
Recently, the Chinese domestic private sector
has become involved in increasing copyright protection. The founders of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and
Tencent Holdings Ltd. have decided to work with the Chinese government in an
effort to bring China’s copyright laws more in line with international norms. This announcement coincides with China’s
creation of a new court system designed specifically to deal with copyright and
patent issues, similar to the United States Federal Circuit.
For the complete story, see Bloomberg’s article,
located here.
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