Beijing Copyright Bureau Pushes Internet Copyright Law

China News, 12/17/09

Beijing Municipal Bureau of Copyright deputy director Wang Yefei has revealed that the Bureau is currently working with the courts to investigate the establishment of normalized judicial procedures for Internet copyrights. Wang emphasized the importance of promoting development of online literature, for which clear legal rules are essential.

Editor's Note: Shanda Interactive (Nasdaq: SNDA) subsidiary Shanda Literature recently announced plans to sue online search firm Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) for copyright violations, alleging that pirated content appearing in Baidu search results and Baidu Post Bar constitute IPR infringement. For more background on this topic, please see "Shanda Literature to Sue Baidu for Copyright Violations", MD 12/17/09 issue.

Keywords: Beijing Municipal Bureau of Copyright Wang Yefei Internet law online literature copyright

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