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Top IPR official pledges to prevent Olympic piracy

A TOP intellectual property rights official said today that China has taken steps to prevent Olympic copyright infringement. "We're confident of creating a sound environment in the IPR sector for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games," said Tian Lipu, director... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Oct 18 2007

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