Category Archives: IP and Law

Property rights in China: equal for all?

Posted on 2007-04-16 by maya

Does a sausage seller have property rights?

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Memories vs. historical fact: Guo Wei on Dong Cunrui

Posted on 2007-04-16 by Joel Martinsen

Guo Wei (郭维) says that the legend of Dong Cunrui (董存瑞) was just conjecture. Dong’s family sues for libel, and Dong’s former army buddy Zhi Shunyi (郅顺义) sues for slander.

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U.S. vs China at the WTO: “We’re too old!”

Posted on 2007-04-12 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Squabbling in the WTO about state-run or state-approved companies cornering the market for distribution of foreign media misses the market.

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IP outlaws and the day after tomorrow

Posted on 2007-04-11 by Joel Martinsen

Li Jianmin (李建敏) sues 20th Century Fox for plagiarizing 陨冰 (Ice Meteorite) and 岁点 (Annual Profection) to make The Day After Tomorrow (后天).

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CNboo spam

Posted on 2007-04-11 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Spam about CNBoo, China You TV (a shameless Youtube knock-off) and their spamming stock emails.

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Online forums report about a bank shooting in Shenyang

Posted on 2007-04-11 by Joel Martinsen

The net reports on a guard shooting a bank customer in Sujiatun, Shenyang (沈阳市苏家屯).

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Does copyright law hinder innovation?

Posted on 2007-04-10 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Rebecca MacKinnon reports on a panel discussion on copyright law.

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A courtroom, or a legal classroom?

Posted on 2007-04-07 by Joel Martinsen

Liu Renwen (刘仁文) on including educational content in prosecutors’ opening statements.

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The Economic Observer: Sino-French joint venture stealing Yellow River water?

Posted on 2007-04-05 by Jeremy Goldkorn

This is from a recent Time magazine article: A thirst for growth … France is the land of public service par excellence, where a whiff of sacrilege still adheres to the very notion of privatizing basic infrastructure. Trains, hospitals, universities … Continue reading →

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Administrative fees or protection money?

Posted on 2007-04-04 by Joel Martinsen

Chengguan (城管) and other government agents take “service fees” from vendors and then turn a blind eye to the regulations.

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