Taiwan: First Reciprocal Cross-Straits Copyright Agreement Inked
Writers on the Chinese mainland are expected to collect royalties from Taiwan this year, according to an agreement between the China Written Works Copyright Society and China Audio-Video Copyright Association in Taiwan.
From 2011, the Taiwan organization is authorized to collect royalties from higher learning institutes and copy shops for copying books by mainland writers and file suit against those that do not pay.
It is the first reciprocal cross-Straits copyright agreement.
2011-01-10
Guangdong: Sixth Grader Has 15 Patents, Named to Science Academy
With 15 patented inventions, sixth-grade student Zhuang Yeyang from Shenzhen has been elected a member of the Junior Academy of Sciences.
The juvenile academic's school was also named as a model base for popularizing science.
The academy was founded in 1999 as a nonprofit organization to promote science and technology among teenagers. Thirteen young tech experts received the honor the first year.
2011-01-10
Guangxi: Nanning Authorities Roll up Printer Cartridge Operation
Nanning authorities recently seized equipment and more than 30,000 fake packages to make as counterfeited branded printer cartridges.
The site where packaging materials were made was in the business of printing sales literature and financial documents, according to its business license.
Yet during a recent raid in Guangdong province, packaging for fake Canon printers were found to have been made at the operation in Nanning.
2011-01-10
Chongqing: Fake Yamaha Parts Seized, 10 Suspects Arrested
Fake Yamaha motorcycle components worth more than 2 million yuan ($300,000) were seized at a market in Shapingba district recently and 10 suspects arrested for sale of counterfeits.
The sellers brought in fake parts from varied locations and then pasted on the Yamaha logo for resale.
A true Yamaha muffler is priced at around 300 yuan, yet a fake costs only 60 yuan wholesale.
One of the arrested suspects alone might earn nearly 2 million yuan annually, according to local police.
Not only illegal, the fake parts are also dangerous, said Guo Kunsheng, a local police officer.
"The infringement does damage not only to legal interests, but is also likely to result in road accidents due to inferior quality," Guo said.
The case is now under further investigation.
2011-01-10
Reshuffling China's Online Video-sharing Industry Amid Copyright Protection
Just about two months ago, with a few clicks of the mouse, Chen Ying was able to watch her favorite American TV series, The Vampire Diaries or Gossip Girl, online for free.
Like Chen, an employee of a foreign-invested company in Shanghai, many U.S. TV series fans in China have little choice but to watch video clips online because domestic cable channels do not broadcast copyrighted ones. Some even volunteer to upload clips onto video-sharing websites without any charges.
But now Chen can rarely find such unauthorized online videos of foreign TV series.
In November 2010, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) announced a ban on any forms of trading and supplying unauthorized foreign TV series.
Along with the ban, the Ministry of Culture launched a six-month nationwide crackdown on counterfeiting in October to halt the theft of intellectual property rights (IPRS) and promote public awareness in IPRS protection.
In response, China's major video-hosting websites, including Youku.com, Tudou.com and Ku6.com, removed unauthorized foreign TV series videos.
A podcastor, using an online name "Xueselaoxie" on the Nasdaq-listed Youku.com, said some 7,000 unauthorized videos of American TV series he had uploaded were deleted by the website in one night.
To fans of foreign TV series, the ban might be a nightmare. But to the country, it was an important step in fighting IPRS infringement, said Li Yongqiang, assistant to CEO of Beijing Baofeng Inc., a provider of online video-hosting service.
Similar regulations were issued earlier. But never had they received as many reactions as did this one, Li said.
"I checked some portals after the ban became effective. Some websites removed all the unauthorized videos of American TV series in just one night," Li said.
"I believe the entire online video-sharing industry had realized the importance of a healthy development environment, and people's awareness of IPRS will be raised," Li said.
Following the order from the central government, many provinces beefed up their efforts in cracking down on online IPRS infringement.
In northeast China's Jilin Province, the provincial copyright administration shut down two websites, o2sky.com and imdj.net, after they were found illegally providing unauthorized videos of South Korean movies.
The ban has resulted in a reshuffle of online video-sharing industry in China, with major domestic websites gearing up to offer copyrighted imports of TV series and films.
Sohu TV offered many copyrighted online videos of American TV series, including Gossip Girl, the Big Bang Theory and Nikita, after signing agreements with Warner Bros..
Youku.com signed agreements with three major South Korean TV stations - MBC, KBS and SBS. It has also purchased rights from Warner Bros. to stream the hit movie "Inception," and charged five yuan (about 75 U.S. cents) for each view.
Additionally, Tudou.com is trying to produce its own films and TV series.
"From website operators to video producers, content copyright has become more crucial to the survival of video portals," said Li Shanyou, CEO of Ku6.com.
"It's good to protect IPRS, but I would still like to watch the TV series online for free," said Cui Shan, a citizen of Changchun, capital city of Jilin Province.
"Definitely there are markets for foreign TV series or movies in China," Cui said. "I think those websites should import more copyrighted movies and keep offering them at a low price to win markets."
China now has more than 200 million video website users and the market is growing, said Li Yongqiang. More paid online video programs will emerge as the cost of importing authorized films and TV programs rises.
Li said it is likely that video-sharing websites join hands to import copyrighted programs from overseas in order to lower the cost of watching TV series online.
"But after all, the spirit of the Internet is to share resources. So as China's online video industry becomes more regulated, more resources should be encouraged to be shared for free on the Internet, " Li said.
2011-01-10
Agreement Helps Mainland Authors to Collect Royalties This Year
The mainland-based China Written Works Copyright Society (CWWCS) signed a reciprocal agreement with Taiwan-based Chinese Oral and Literary Copyright Collective Management Association (COLCCMA). According to the agreement, from 2011, the COLCCMA will collect royalties from Taiwan's universities and copy shops for duplicating works of mainland authors.
The reciprocal agreement is an importance practice on the IPR cooperation between the two sides, said Fu Zhaoxiang, Board of COLCCMA. The COLCCMA has been a member of IFRRO, and China is ready to sign the agreement of its kind with associations of other countries and regions.
2011-01-06
Writers on the Chinese mainland are expected to collect royalties from Taiwan this year, according to an agreement between the China Written Works Copyright Society and China Audio-Video Copyright Association in Taiwan.
From 2011, the Taiwan organization is authorized to collect royalties from higher learning institutes and copy shops for copying books by mainland writers and file suit against those that do not pay.
It is the first reciprocal cross-Straits copyright agreement.
2011-01-10
Guangdong: Sixth Grader Has 15 Patents, Named to Science Academy
With 15 patented inventions, sixth-grade student Zhuang Yeyang from Shenzhen has been elected a member of the Junior Academy of Sciences.
The juvenile academic's school was also named as a model base for popularizing science.
The academy was founded in 1999 as a nonprofit organization to promote science and technology among teenagers. Thirteen young tech experts received the honor the first year.
2011-01-10
Guangxi: Nanning Authorities Roll up Printer Cartridge Operation
Nanning authorities recently seized equipment and more than 30,000 fake packages to make as counterfeited branded printer cartridges.
The site where packaging materials were made was in the business of printing sales literature and financial documents, according to its business license.
Yet during a recent raid in Guangdong province, packaging for fake Canon printers were found to have been made at the operation in Nanning.
2011-01-10
Chongqing: Fake Yamaha Parts Seized, 10 Suspects Arrested
Fake Yamaha motorcycle components worth more than 2 million yuan ($300,000) were seized at a market in Shapingba district recently and 10 suspects arrested for sale of counterfeits.
The sellers brought in fake parts from varied locations and then pasted on the Yamaha logo for resale.
A true Yamaha muffler is priced at around 300 yuan, yet a fake costs only 60 yuan wholesale.
One of the arrested suspects alone might earn nearly 2 million yuan annually, according to local police.
Not only illegal, the fake parts are also dangerous, said Guo Kunsheng, a local police officer.
"The infringement does damage not only to legal interests, but is also likely to result in road accidents due to inferior quality," Guo said.
The case is now under further investigation.
2011-01-10
Reshuffling China's Online Video-sharing Industry Amid Copyright Protection
Just about two months ago, with a few clicks of the mouse, Chen Ying was able to watch her favorite American TV series, The Vampire Diaries or Gossip Girl, online for free.
Like Chen, an employee of a foreign-invested company in Shanghai, many U.S. TV series fans in China have little choice but to watch video clips online because domestic cable channels do not broadcast copyrighted ones. Some even volunteer to upload clips onto video-sharing websites without any charges.
But now Chen can rarely find such unauthorized online videos of foreign TV series.
In November 2010, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) announced a ban on any forms of trading and supplying unauthorized foreign TV series.
Along with the ban, the Ministry of Culture launched a six-month nationwide crackdown on counterfeiting in October to halt the theft of intellectual property rights (IPRS) and promote public awareness in IPRS protection.
In response, China's major video-hosting websites, including Youku.com, Tudou.com and Ku6.com, removed unauthorized foreign TV series videos.
A podcastor, using an online name "Xueselaoxie" on the Nasdaq-listed Youku.com, said some 7,000 unauthorized videos of American TV series he had uploaded were deleted by the website in one night.
To fans of foreign TV series, the ban might be a nightmare. But to the country, it was an important step in fighting IPRS infringement, said Li Yongqiang, assistant to CEO of Beijing Baofeng Inc., a provider of online video-hosting service.
Similar regulations were issued earlier. But never had they received as many reactions as did this one, Li said.
"I checked some portals after the ban became effective. Some websites removed all the unauthorized videos of American TV series in just one night," Li said.
"I believe the entire online video-sharing industry had realized the importance of a healthy development environment, and people's awareness of IPRS will be raised," Li said.
Following the order from the central government, many provinces beefed up their efforts in cracking down on online IPRS infringement.
In northeast China's Jilin Province, the provincial copyright administration shut down two websites, o2sky.com and imdj.net, after they were found illegally providing unauthorized videos of South Korean movies.
The ban has resulted in a reshuffle of online video-sharing industry in China, with major domestic websites gearing up to offer copyrighted imports of TV series and films.
Sohu TV offered many copyrighted online videos of American TV series, including Gossip Girl, the Big Bang Theory and Nikita, after signing agreements with Warner Bros..
Youku.com signed agreements with three major South Korean TV stations - MBC, KBS and SBS. It has also purchased rights from Warner Bros. to stream the hit movie "Inception," and charged five yuan (about 75 U.S. cents) for each view.
Additionally, Tudou.com is trying to produce its own films and TV series.
"From website operators to video producers, content copyright has become more crucial to the survival of video portals," said Li Shanyou, CEO of Ku6.com.
"It's good to protect IPRS, but I would still like to watch the TV series online for free," said Cui Shan, a citizen of Changchun, capital city of Jilin Province.
"Definitely there are markets for foreign TV series or movies in China," Cui said. "I think those websites should import more copyrighted movies and keep offering them at a low price to win markets."
China now has more than 200 million video website users and the market is growing, said Li Yongqiang. More paid online video programs will emerge as the cost of importing authorized films and TV programs rises.
Li said it is likely that video-sharing websites join hands to import copyrighted programs from overseas in order to lower the cost of watching TV series online.
"But after all, the spirit of the Internet is to share resources. So as China's online video industry becomes more regulated, more resources should be encouraged to be shared for free on the Internet, " Li said.
2011-01-10
Agreement Helps Mainland Authors to Collect Royalties This Year
The mainland-based China Written Works Copyright Society (CWWCS) signed a reciprocal agreement with Taiwan-based Chinese Oral and Literary Copyright Collective Management Association (COLCCMA). According to the agreement, from 2011, the COLCCMA will collect royalties from Taiwan's universities and copy shops for duplicating works of mainland authors.
The reciprocal agreement is an importance practice on the IPR cooperation between the two sides, said Fu Zhaoxiang, Board of COLCCMA. The COLCCMA has been a member of IFRRO, and China is ready to sign the agreement of its kind with associations of other countries and regions.
2011-01-06
Baidu Defeats 360 in Unfair
The Beijing No.2 Intermediate People's Court entered the first-instance judgment on the case between Baidu and 360, holding that Qizhi Software (Beijing) Company and Beijing Sanji Wireless Networks Company constituted unfair competition and ordering the two companies to compensate plaintiff for reasonably litigation charge and economic losses totaling 385,000 yuan.
Baidu sued 360 for unfair competition and sought 10 million in damages on August 2010. The court found that the defendant labeled Baidu toolbar and address bar as "malicious plug-in and software" in their 360 website, which the court believed falsely describe the software and misled users to delete. All the above mentioned acts constitute unfair competition. So ordered.
2011-01-06
Hu Jintao Stresses Innovation, SIPO Officials Awarded
On December 27, 2010, a national rally to honor model institutions and individuals that contributed to the successful hosting of the Shanghai World Expo was held in Beijing. Addressing the rally, Hu said that China should use the achievements accomplished from hosting the Shanghai Expo as part of the step-up efforts to assess the world's S&T development trend, foster new industry of strategic importance, vigorously develop clean production and recycle economy, cultivate creative talents, build an innovation-orientate country, facilitate industrial upgrades and promote people's living standard.
SIPO's Promotion and Coordination Department was awarded the one of the institutions contributing to the Expo. SIPO's Design Examination Department's Lin Xiaoyue, Promotion and Coordination Department's Zhu Jing, Patent Management Department's Wang Zhichao were awarded as individuals.
2011-01-06
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