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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. 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.

  2. 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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  3. 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.

    No one can easily question your intelligence, but your humanity is quite at a doubpt with such a post.