Category Archives: IP and Law

China’s CCTV to broadcast Desperate Housewives?

Posted on 2005-07-23 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Desperate Housewives: aren’t there enough in China already? The following is from a report that state-owned news agency Xinhua reproduced from CRIEnglish.com:

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Scaremongering and top level domains

Posted on 2005-07-11 by Joel Martinsen

Qian Hualin, of ICANN’s board of directors Does registering a website under “.com” or “.net” leave one vulnerable to an American attack? In an interview with the 21st Century Economic Report, Qian Hualin, the Chinese member of ICANN’s board of … Continue reading →

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Sweepin’ da filth: Beijing Vice Squad in action!

Posted on 2005-07-06 by Mauro Marescialli

Being the law abiding, straitlaced individual that you are, you may have not noticed that between June 20 and July 3, the Beijing Vice Squad clamped down on hundreds of fine entertainment venues in the city. According to today’s Legal … Continue reading →

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Is there a drinking age in China?

Posted on 2005-07-03 by Joel Martinsen

“Minors may not drink in this restaurant” – will this become a common sight? A new standard for alcohol sales issued by the Ministry of Commerce prohibits stores and restaurants from selling alcohol to minors, starting 1 July. So does … Continue reading →

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Who owns “Feichang”?

Posted on 2005-07-01 by Joel Martinsen

Li Yong goes up against Wahaha over the rights to ‘extraordinary’.

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Sohu sued for Mask infringement

Posted on 2005-06-23 by Joel Martinsen

Late last year a program called Masks, featuring guests talking about sex and relationships while wearing masks to protect their anonymity, was cancelled by the censors before it aired. In April of this year, the online portal Sohu began webcasting … Continue reading →

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China Daily plagiarises Beijing lesbian article

Posted on 2005-06-23 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Yesterday Danwei linked to a story, Beijing’s Lala Scene — A Chinese Lesbian Speaks Out, on a website called Pacific News Service. The article includes a good rundown of the lesbian bar scene in recent years in the capital. Today, … Continue reading →

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Stay at home for a couple weeks

Posted on 2005-06-22 by Joel Martinsen

Beijing is in the midst of a new law-enforcement campaign. The next two weeks are marked as “public security and law enforcement weeks,” and Beijing’s PSB, in cooperation with other metropolitan departments, kicked off the anti-filth campaign by raiding a … Continue reading →

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How much money does a Beijing lawyer make?

Posted on 2005-06-20 by Mauro Marescialli

Today’s edition of the Legal Mirror (法制晚报) featured a new financial column called ‘Checking Your Pockets’ (钱包大兜底). The aim of the column is to inform the readers about how much money people in selected industries make in Beijing. To pay respect to its name, Legal Mirror kicked off with lawyers.

Here are the results of the report:

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You Can’t Win Even If You Do Play

Posted on 2005-02-21 by Joel Martinsen

For a ‘Pick 7 of 13’ game, Zhang bought a ticket that hit the 7 winning numbers, yet when he went to claim his prize, he was informed that he did not have the ‘consecutive six’ necessary to win. Total prize: Zilch.

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