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Category Archives: IP and Law
Skirting the law in China’s private enterprise reform
An essay by Wu Xiaobo (吴晓波), ‘Reform Begins with Transgression’ (改革从违法开始), about how early Chinese private enterprise dealt with a vague legal framework.
Posted in Business, Business and Finance, IP and Law
Tagged @classic, fraud, Hainan, Lei Yu, reform, Wang Shi, Wu Xiaobo
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SARFT cleans up Shanghai Beach
SARFT decides that there’s too much Chinese underworld in the gangster love story New Shanghai Beach (新上海滩).
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Democracy in America, and intellectual imperialism
Two satirical essays: ‘Why implementing democracy is not appropriate for America’ and a criticism of Michael Jensen’s plagiarism accusations agains Renmin University’s Yang Ruilong, translated from a 新语丝 post.
Posted in Humor, Intellectual Property, IP and Law, Trends and Buzz
Tagged democracy, plagiarism, XYS
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10 years in jail for fake Viagra man
From Xinhua: A man has been given a 10-year prison sentence for producing millions of fake anti-impotence pills. Wang Weiping was also fined 2 million yuan (US$250,000) in a first ruling on Monday at Shaoxing Intermediate People’s Court in East … Continue reading
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Dodgy trademark applications
This post was written by Michael Rank, who works for Trade Marks Directory Service (TMDS) which examines newly published trademark applications from across the globe on behalf of many famous global brands. You can contact them on info@tmds.com. People seem … Continue reading
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Bilingual brands: Love in the time of IKEA
Is IKEA china playing love games with its local competitor? IKEA opened its first store in China in 1998. AIKA, one of its biggest local competitors, uses a brand name that is disturbingly similar to that of the Swedish giant. … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Intellectual Property, IP and Law, Media and Advertising, Trends and Buzz
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Wait, what’s the name of this magazine again?
How publishers manipulate publication licenses (国内统一刊号), along with an interactive gallery of Chinese magazine covers.
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Intellectual Property, IP and Law, Magazines, Media and Advertising, Media business, Newspapers
Tagged @classic, Dushu, kanhao, magazines, Sanlian
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Shuimu Nianhua vs. Jars of Clay: you decide!
Shuimu Nianhua (水木年华) has a new song, “Forever Young,” whose most striking features are quite similar to Jars of Clay’s “Liquid”. Audio comparison included.
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The Chinese media market is “absolutely open”
GAPP sets the record straight From a Reuters story on the Washington Post, China defends latest controls on media freedom: The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television reissued notices restricting local broadcasters’ use of foreign news footage and the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Business and Finance, Film, Internet, IP and Law, Magazines, Media and Advertising, Media business, Newspapers, Radio, TV
Tagged GAPP
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Xinhua: China has elections for alleyway presidents!
Hand-drawn democracy propaganda in Beijing’s hutongs China’s cities have recently been holding elections. Not for the city or even district governments, but for the people who sit on the neighborhood committees (居委会) of urban areas. What does your local neighborhood … Continue reading
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