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Intellectual Property
Protecting Shanghai's reputationPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn, June 8, 2005 7:15 PM
The Shanghai International Film Festival starts on June 11. Ahead of the festival, the city is organizing a crack down on pirate DVDs. An Associated Press report about the crackdown gives a crystal clear picture of the real reasons behind China's occasional anti-piracy actions: "To crack down against the pirate DVDs is our job and duty," Lan Yiming, deputy head of Shanghai's culture inspection bureau, said in a telephone interview. It's not that piracy is actually wrong or anything... LINKS:
Yahoo/ AP: LINK TEXT Xinhua: Shanghai film event attracts big names Thanks to Mark Secchia for the link |
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