Intellectual Property

AP reporters get ripped off by pirate DVD vendors

Jonas Chau writes:

Associated Press reporters are fuming that they can buy a DVD copy of Star Wars 3 in Beijing 3 days after the cinema release. I would be fuming too if I was offered it for RMB 20 (a version of the same story is here).

Reuters obviously hires smarter reporters in China who are reporting the usual RMB 7.

 
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