By: Shirin
Interesting topic for the day, as I just met with my friend yesterday whose company buys the right to own and to distribute TV shows and movies from the west and sells them to TV stations and websites...
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Harris: We do not know why the Chinese government has chosen not to enforce the existing law with respect to Tudou, Youku and the rest, but we assume the reason is money. No. The reason is...
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Also, whoever translated the Article 26 Paragraph 2, missed something really important. The last clause says 但是，法律、行政法规另有规定的，从其规定。 However, in situations where another law or administrative regulation...
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I did some more research (i.e. I went into the SEC filings for the companies involved). As with many things, SEC filings are extremely educational, and there is this very readable description of...
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I also think that one reason the government hasn’t enforced the law against Youku and Tudou is for stability reasons. Almost every Chinese person I know uses Tudou or Youku at some point each day or...
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I’m not an expert on Chinese media law. I just get annoyed when people make legal arguments that are factually incorrect especially since the internet spreads incorrect information more quickly than...
View ArticleBy: Chsu
For tudou/youku, I understand most of their contents are user generated and uploaded. Is there a similar “safe harbor” protection in China’s copyright law that would reduce liability for these entities...
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