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thepeel
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 Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:48 am Post subject: China rejects criticism of piracy, says Canada worse |
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China rejects criticism of anti-piracy efforts, says Canada worse
Associated Press
BEIJING � Chinese intellectual property officials rejected U.S. criticism of China's anti-piracy efforts, insisting they are cracking down and saying countries such as Canada are worse offenders.
Speaking at a news conference, the officials criticized a new U.S. complaint to the World Trade Organization about Chinese piracy and appealed for more co-operation and dialogue.
�The Chinese government has made tremendous efforts and taken a lot of steps to protect intellectual property rights,� said Yi Xintian, a spokesman for the State Intellectual Property Office.
The dispute over whether China is doing enough to stop rampant piracy of movies, music and other goods is fuelling U.S.-Chinese tension ahead of a May high-level dialogue on trade disputes.
President George W. Bush faces rising political pressure to take action on China's swelling trade surplus, which rose last year to a record $232.5-billion (U.S.) with the United States, a record with any country.
U.S. officials complain Chinese piracy is costing legitimate producers tens of billions of dollars in potential sales.
Washington's WTO complaint accuses Beijing of violating its trade commitments by failing to do enough to protect copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property.
Music, movie and other industry groups say despite more active Chinese policing, piracy is growing faster than enforcement amid a rapid economic expansion.
Wang Ziqiang, a spokesman for the National Copyright Administration, argued other countries such as Canada have more serious piracy problems.
He cited a February report by the U.S.-based International Intellectual Property Alliance that put annual losses to piracy in Canada at $16.78 a person, while the figure for China was $1.68.
�Piracy and (trademark and copyright) infringement are global issues that cannot be resolved overnight,� Mr. Wang said.
The officials said the scale of Chinese enforcement is growing, with 235 criminal cases taken to court last year and 73 million DVDs, books and other products destroyed.
They rejected suggestions Chinese limits on imports of books and movies is driving demand for pirated copies. A second U.S. complaint to the WTO last week said Beijing has failed to live up to promises to remove restrictions the import and distribution of books, newspapers, magazines, CDs, DVDs and video games.
Industry groups said the lack of legitimate products is feeding Chinese demand for pirated movies, music and other goods.
�I don't think it is a good argument that restrictions on imports of books and audio-video products led to rampant piracy,� Mr. Wang said. |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:29 am Post subject: |
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| The only REAL difference b/n canada and the US is that, while it's legal to download in both places, you are not permitted to resell (and this is enforced) in Canada. |
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endo
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:32 am Post subject: Re: China rejects criticism of piracy, says Canada worse |
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| He cited a February report by the U.S.-based International Intellectual Property Alliance that put annual losses to piracy in Canada at $16.78 a person, while the figure for China was $1.68.[/url] |
huh? Am I reading this right?
Aren't there 32 million Canadians as opposed to 1.8 BILLION Chinese?
What a retarted argument.  |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:41 am Post subject: |
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| The Chinese president went on to say, that in his study of Canada and China, China came in second place, whereas Canada was next to last. |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:47 am Post subject: |
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I don't know how they calculate the losses.. But as a guess, I would assume that they estimate based upon decreased consumption?.?.
Soo, if I download a dvd the industry has lost about 15$. If a Chinese person downloads a dvd the industry is out 2$, as they are much cheaper. This might account for the strange difference. |
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Canuck Teacher
Joined: 18 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:39 am Post subject: |
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| Canada is China. |
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thepeel
Joined: 08 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:48 am Post subject: |
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| Dude! Like, whoa. |
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