GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us about this bizarre story
he found over at the Financial Times. It seems the Chinese pirates have gone a bit too far this time . (Again)
 A Beijing company has been found guilty of offering unapproved digital versions of eight books written by one of the country"s leading experts on intellectual property rights in what appears to be an extreme example of Chinese online copyright abuse. Seven of the volumes allegedly made available on the internet by Beijing Scholar Digital Technology were about issues directly relating to piracy, including one entitled Knowing the Enemy and Yourself; Winning the Intellectual Property War. The fight against Chinese piracy is far from won but a Beijing court has ordered Scholar Digital to pay Rmb56,500 ($6,826) in compensation to Professor Zheng Chengsi, author, editor and expert on intellectual property rights at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. While the case underscores the brazenness of IPR abuse in China, it also reflects the increasing willingness of the Chinese to use local courts to enforce their copyright and patent rights. |
Well, the good Professor brought down these scallywags!
However, I wonder if the folks over at Scholar Digital Technology were hurt
too bad with such a fine. Seems pretty light.
Source: The Financial Times
