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Sep 2 2008

Microsoft – We Don’t Have a Monopoly in China Because of Piracy

Here’s a relatively unique way to blame piracy – say that it’s the reason you don’t have a monopoly to avoid anti-trust fines.
There are those that hear the same old tired scapegoat. Profits down? Blame piracy. Sales down? Blame piracy. Sales up? It’s in spite of piracy and there [...]

Aug 18 2008

China’s Online Gaming Industry Performance Puts Alleged Piracy Effects in Question

For those who have heard about China being a hotbed for piracy a million times by anti-piracy organizations, there’s an interesting report on just how the actual online video game industry is actually doing.
It’s almost a cliché all on it’s own. China is a major hotbed for piracy. Of course, a number of [...]

Aug 9 2008

Google Launches Free Music Service in China

The focus in China from the world may be on the Olympics in Beijing, but Google currently has plans that has less to do with sports and more to do with free music.
Reuters is reporting on Google’s newly launched free music service. The service will be available through Top100.cn (Google translation)
From the report:
Google said [...]

Apr 24 2007

China, piracy, and Spiderman 3

While China warns the US about WTO piracy complaints, a $1 dollar bootleg of Spiderman 3 hits the streets of Beijing two weeks before it debuts in the US.
As if the US wasn’t already angry enough over widespread piracy in China, it’s being reported today that the country’s infamous movie pirates have unleashed a [...]

Apr 24 2007

China warns US over anti-piracy action

China has rejected US claims that it is not doing enough to combat the illegal copying of music and movies, claiming that any attempt to penalize it would ’seriously harm’ trade co-operation between the two countries.
The US recently asked the World Trade Organization to investigate whether China is doing enough to reduce counterfeiting of CDs [...]

Dec 7 2006

EVD, the Chinese DVD alternative Part 2

After its previously failed attempts at attracting consumers, it was announced yesterday that the EVD, or Enhanced Versatile Disc, is being rereleased in a new massive campaign to promote the alternative Chinese technology.
It was first released in 2003 but, was later later dropped due to a lack of demand from consumers and also [...]

Nov 20 2006

Online encyclopedia offline in China

China’s easing of a ban on the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia appears to have been short-lived.
Users reported Friday that the site was unavailable in several parts of China, barely a week after it suddenly became accessible.
It wasn’t immediately clear if user-contributed encyclopedia was unreachable due to technical glitches or because government censors had blocked the [...]

Nov 1 2006

Microsoft considers China policy

A senior executive for Microsoft has said the firm could pull out of non-democratic countries such as China.
Fred Tipson, senior policy counsel for the computer giant, said concerns over the repressive regime might force it to reconsider its business in China.
“Things are getting bad… and perhaps we have to look again at our presence there,” [...]

Oct 16 2006

Chinese city may fine Web surfers

A major city is threatening to fine Web surfers up to 5,000 yuan ($625) for online defamation amid a surge in short satirical Internet films, a news report said Monday.
The new rules enacted in Chonging, a major industrial city in China’s southwest, against “online defamation” come as Beijing tries to tighten control over the freewheeling [...]

Oct 16 2006

Chinese Government Relaxes Its Total Ban on Wikipedia

The Chinese government last week appeared to lift its block on the English-language version of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, an unexpected move that comes almost a year to the day when access was first denied. The Chinese-language site, however, remains blocked within China.
“We are pleased to see the change, but would like to see the [...]

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