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China Concerned About Internal Copyright Infringers

Posted by michael on from the internal-security dept.

sfled writes "Audience members at a recent movie preview had ID card numbers stamped on their theater tickets, were videotaped entering the lobby, and had to part with cellphones, watches, lighters, etc. as they passed through a metal detector. Why the big fuss? Because China's movie makers, artists and other creators of intellectual property are finally realizing that China's content-piracy industry doesn't just target imported movies, music, etc. Story at The New York Times, "free" registration, etc..."

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  1. here's a mirror of the article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Actually, that would be against copyright law... I got this from the New York Times webpage...

    All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast without the prior written permission of The New York Times Company. You may not alter or remove any trademark, copyright or other notice from copies of the content.

    However, you may download material from The New York Times on the Web (one machine readable copy and one print copy per page) for your personal, noncommercial use only.

  2. Re: They need to enforce their laws for both by seanadams.com · · Score: 3, Funny

    If they only enforce the laws for domestic films, then what is going to stop the average Chinaman from going to pirate an American movie instead?

    Dude, Chinaman isn't the proper nomenclature; Asian-American, please.

  3. Re:You know... by Saeger · · Score: 2, Funny
    The number of people who even use the NYTimes random login generator, or the partner "hack", is probably orders of magnitude less than the number of people who "steal" from the NYTimes by reading a second-hand copy of the real paper delivered to someone elses doorstep.

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  4. Re:This will be great. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

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  5. Re:This will be great. by Cyclops · · Score: 4, Funny

    P.S. Don't call me "ignorant." As shown above, I am both more knowledgeable and more intelligent than you are.

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