China Concerned About Internal Copyright Infringers

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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[Anonymous Coward]

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They need to enforce their laws for both

[SexyKellyOsbourne]

If China wants to have an actual film, music, and art scene in their country, they should enforce copyright laws for both films foreign and domestic.

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? However, if they enforce the laws for American movies while protecting their own, their fledgling media may have a chance of producing an industry that could provide some valuable creative works, given China's historical creativity and inspiration.

Re:They need to enforce their laws for both

[Beliskner]

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?

And who are you to say that, God? Money paid for imported intellectual property is a drain on the Chinese exchequer, in exchange for the Chinese getting what exactly?

The US military will have to threaten war before the Chinese will even consider protecting foreign films. Remember these people run over students with tanks at Tianeman Square, do you think they give a damn about pirating from some Hollywood Director who'll turn around and tell everyone that Chinese products are inferior and cheap?

Re:you won't hear me crying

[GoatPigSheep]

Copying a 20$ DVD is the same as stealing 20$ from the company that made it.

Re:Fledgeling?

[Beliskner]

That's because the majority of the Indian viewing public is illiterate, and can only uderstand mindless songs. Joe sixpack in India is a rice farmer who's never been to school and is repressed by his Brahmin ruler.

The intellectual elite in India is only 10% of the population (90 million) and they learn calculus at the age of 6. They can whip the pants of Einstein at the age of 10, they work harder than the Japanese! That's why there's so many H-1Bs

The movies that this Indian elite watches are beyond the ability of the majority of Americans to understand.

This is because the Hindu religion is licensed LGPL and is continuously extended even today, unlike the Bible and Koran which are proprietary and locked by "change one word of the Bible and Satan will consume you" Revelations and "Mohammed is the last prophet, kill whoever modifies even a semicolon in the Koran" various Imams. These caveats caused problems when the Bible and Koran were translated into English.

Re:This will be great.

[SN74S181]

And, as we all know, only rich people deserve "luxury" items. Poor people in second and third world countries should just eek out a pitiful, impoverished existence, devoid of even the simple pleasure of seeing a movie. How dare they want more than that from life?


No, actually, poor people should just die and become the fertilizer used to grow the corn fed to the unhappy cow whose skin is made into the rawhide chew that rich ladie's little pink poodle.

(fuggin' 'tardboy. quit seeing the world through your shaded class-warfare glasses)

Re:This will be great.

[thales]

Hot Damn!!!

Now I don't have to dream about having that fully restored 1967 Cobra 427 roadster I can't afford.

I can just go out and steal it because people "deserve" a luxary item and are "entittled" to take it if they can't afford it.

Do you have any luxary items that I "deserve" and are now have the "right" to steal?