Here’s a mix of copyright updates: On October 13, Tencent and Netease signed a deal for Netease to takes licenses on 1.5 million songs. Tencent, as I previously reported, has actively been […]
A Porpourri of Autumn Copyright Developments
China Online Legitimate Music Copyright Promotion Alliance Established
China Daily and Chinese news services, including Legal Daily, reported that an Online Legitimate Music Promotion Alliance 中国网络正版音乐促进联盟 has been established on January 29, 2015 in Beijing. The alliance brings together 30 […]
Tencent/NBA Ink 5 Year Deal – Expanding Tencent’s Legitimate Content Reach
While most people were focused on the Alibaba/SAIC controversy last week, the National Basketball Association inked a five year exclusive license with Tencent last week for digital content. Effective on July 1, […]
Top 10 Internet “Sword” Piracy Cases For 2013
On December 30, the National Copyright Administration of PRC (NCAC), together with the National Internet Information Office, the National Internet Information Office , the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), and the […]
Privacy and data collection in the PRC
by Paul Jones China has been working on a form of privacy legislation since 2003, generally based on the European model. Drafts were produced in 2005, but the drafting has not moved […]
Innovation: China’s Top 50 Brands
Innovation continues to be an important topic and a key element in the Chinese market. WSJ China blog reported the results of agency Millward Brown and media company WPP’s annual research on […]
Understanding China’s New Environment for Intellectual Property
On April 11th, Fordham Law School held its first China focused IP Conference, “Understanding China’s New Environment for Intellectual Property”. The program covered a range of issues, from patenting trends, to challenges […]
China IPR - Intellectual Property Developments in China 