BIZCHINA / General
Tough measures to protect IPR
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-02-23 14:00
A model of ARJ21-700B turbine-fan regional jet is displayed on November
4, 2005, at the Shanghai Industrial Expo. It is reported on February 22,
2006 that China's first proprietary ARJ airplane will be put into
production and currently 90 percent of the materials for the airplane
have been purchased or ordered. [newsphoto]
China should take tougher measures to protect intellectual property
rights, says a commentary in the Oriental Morning Post. An excerpt
follows:
The National Copyright Administration said last week that since
September, 172 cases of Internet copyright infringement had been
investigated, and 76 websites had been shut down.
This is the biggest action taken against Internet copyright infringement
activities in China. And it is noteworthy that 14 cases were investigated
after requests from overseas companies. It demonstrates the Chinese
government's determination to protect intellectual property rights (IPR)
and fulfil its commitment to the international community.
Internet copyright infringement is a worldwide conundrum. For China, it
is a new paradox at a time when many traditional IPR problems are not yet
solved.
Compared with traditional copyright infringement activities, it is more
difficult to identify Internet copyright infringement. And related laws
and regulations need to be improved. But still, determination on the
basis of law is the key to curbing such infringement activities.
China is to carry out a regulation for protecting copyrights on the
Internet this year and the government has promised to join the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty and WIPO
Performances and Phonograms Treaty.
This demonstrates the country's determination to improve its copyright
protection and shorten its gap with the international community in this
aspect. But the implementation of the rules will be even more difficult.
In a sense, much of the pressure for China to improve its copyright
protection comes from itself than from the outside world. There are a lot
of "made-in-China" products but very few "invented-in-China" ones. The
inadequate intellectual property protection has weakened the drive for
technological innovation in the country.
The government has just put forward the goal of building an
"innovation-oriented country." Obviously, without effective protection of
IPR, it can hardly be achieved.
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