China Announces Ban On "Illegal" Olympic Sites

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Danwei   |   July 8, 2008 08:08 AM

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Over 20 video websites were "reprimanded" and asked to "stop infringement" by China's Copyright Administration, today's Beijing News reported. These websites are accused of broadcasting "Olympic-related content" without legal authorization.

The Copyright Administration, Ministry of Information and Industry, and SARFT held a joint press conference yesterday to announce a "ban on illegal Olympic broadcasting" and crackdown on pirated "Olympic-related" content.

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- RTIII See Profile I'm a Fan of RTIII permalink

...They're willing to step in and enforce copyright when it's the GOVERNMENT'S copyright, but to hell with anyone else's intellectual property rights!

Pffffft.

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Boycott them on every level.

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