Lego in China: Not Just Another Brick In the Wall
At The New Yorker, Ted Trautman describes how Lego went from near bankruptcy in 2004 to the...
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LatestYu Hua: “Only Proper That My Books Be Pirated”
While he’s “opposed to counterfeiting in all forms,” author Yu Hua claims that he can live with the piracy of his books if it means they end up in the hands of China’s poor. From his guest column in...
Hollywood Gives China’s Censors a Preview
As it tries to tap the burgeoning Chinese film market with local flavourings and joint ventures, Hollywood has increasingly had to navigate the unpredictable demands of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, or...
Architectural Piracy “Could Be Quite Exciting” (Updated)
Architect Zaha Hadid has become a star in China with her designs for the Guangzhou Opera House and the recently opened Galaxy SOHO complex in Beijing. A side effect of this success, Kevin Holden Platt reports at Spiegel Online,...
After Talks, India Still Wary of China
During a visit to India last week by Chinese defence minister General Liang Guanglie, the two countries agreed to resume joint military exercises. But India remains wary of China’s growing presence in South Asia and the...
TV Show Host Responds to Conan O’Brien
Last week late night comedian Conan O’Brien blasted a Chinese TV show, Dapeng, for blatantly ripping off his opening sequence: Now, Shanghaiist points us to a response issued by Dapeng in which he apologizes to...
Writers Sue Apple for Copyright Violation
A group of writers including Han Han and Murong Xuecun is suing Apple in the latest of a string of legal battles over ebook piracy. The company is accused of having failed to block the sale of unauthorised ebook apps, and of...
WikiLeaks Cables Detail Apple's Battle With Piracy in China
Some have attributed the success of Apple in China to the difficulty in pirating their products, which makes them all the more desirable among Chinese consumers. Yet diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks show that Apple has...
China Says Piracy Problem Not “Extremely Serious”
China’s Vice Minister of Commerce claims that, following a nine-month crackdown, the country’s piracy problem has been largely resolved. American officials disagree. From Reuters: Marking the end of a nine-month...
You Are Cordially Invited To Attend Our Book-Burning
Dow Jones tech reporter Owen Fletcher passes on a cordial invitation from the International Press Center to attend the destruction of “a large number of pirated and illegal publications” in Beijing on Friday: Dear...
China Agrees to Intellectual Property Protections
After two days of talks in Washington, Chinese economic officials agreed to implement measures to reduce piracy. From the New York Times: The Chinese delegation, led by Wang Qishan, the vice premier for economic matters, also...
Beijing Launches Antipiracy Campaign
The Chinese government has launched what may be its biggest crackdown on intellectual property abuses yet, the Wall Street Journal reports: The campaign, which began in October and is set to last six-months, includes several...
Pirates Rewrite Script for Apple’s China iPad Launch
Reuters visits sellers of pirated iPads that are a hot commodity in China, three weeks after the real thing was launched in the U.S.: Hard-working Chinese bootleggers are rushing to fill a vacuum that won’t last for long,...
The Many Faces of George Washington
ARTnews (h/t Danwei) writes about an early case of Chinese piracy: The label reads: “George Washington c. 1800–1805.” The work is a copy of a Gilbert Stuart painting attributed to a Chinese artist named Foeiqua—who, like other...
A Chinese Pirate Unmasks
On the New Yorker’s website, Evan Osnos writes about an essay, titled “All of China is a Knock-Off,” which first appeared on the Chinese online forum Douban and said it was the translated version of a piece by someone...
China Vows More Intellectual Property Protection
From AP: China said Tuesday it “regrets” a World Trade Organization decision that largely sides with the U.S. in a product piracy complaint, but said it will cooperate with other countries to strengthen measures to...
Microsoft Aims To Undercut Chinese Pirates
From Financial Times: Microsoft has slashed the Chinese price of its Office suite for home users by more than 70 per cent in a promotional campaign aimed at persuading consumers in the piracy-plagued market that licensed...
Somali Pirates Seize Hong Kong Ship; 24 Chinese Crew Members on Board
From Xinhua: Armed Somali pirates hijacked Wednesday a Hong Kong bulk carrier with 25 crew members, 24 of them Chinese, off the Somali coast, the Chinese embassy in Nairob confirmed. The bulk carrier owned by Sinotrans of Hong...
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