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New drive to better protect Olympic Games' rights

Illegal broadcasting of the Beijing Olympic Games will be the top target of a four-month-long crackdown against copyright piracy, the State Copyright Administration said yesterday. All lawful rights and interests of owners of Olympic sym ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Jun 13 2008

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18 Oct 07 visit Top IPR official pledges to prevent Olympic piracy  »  Shanghai Daily 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...
13 Jun 08 visit Penalty for illegal Olympic webcasting up to 100,000 RMB  »  People's Daily The State Copyright Bureau and other departments launched an attack on Internet piracy on 12th June. According to the spokesman of the State Copyright Bureau, any illegal Olympic events webcasting and violations on video websites will be fo ...
24 Jul 08 visit Manufacturers warned over use of copyright Games logos  »  Shanghai Daily THE Olympic rings and "Beijing 2008" are among the most frequently infringed Olympic logos, a Chinese official said yesterday. Fu Shuangjian, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce deputy head, said...
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