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HBO Takes Aim At Chinese IP Squatter Restaurant

Feb 14, 2017 / Legal /

The American cable giant finds itself locking horns with a local restaurant in a classic China IPR dispute. If the red and white striped awnings and the vine-covered façade of the vaguely Tuscan-style, three-story building in the middle of Jiangsu province’s Wuxi don’t scream “foreign” to locals, the name of the establishment, displayed on at Read More

Lawyer Sues Beijing TV for Making Fun of Henan Province

Feb 9, 2017 / Legal /

Henan in central China is the butt of everyone’s jokes. Others around the country look down on Henan as the home of liars, lunatics, and thieves who will even steal the covers off manholes. Now, one Henanese lawyer has had enough. Read More

China and Hollywood Panel: January 19 in Los Angeles

Jan 19, 2017 / News /

China Law Blog's Mathew Alderon's panel will focus on how to work within China’s legal system on new productions and on how to deal with the unique challenges China presents when doing productions there. Read More

Virtual Reality Porn Peddlers Arrested in Shenzhen

Jan 11, 2017 / News /

Pornography is illegal in China, where a 1997 law bans the production and dissemination of obscene content. Read More

Star Appeal Gave Failed Ponzi Scheme Extra Sparkle

Dec 21, 2016 / News /

Actor Wang Baoqiang has been linked to a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending scheme that began to collapse over the summer, wiping out investments from tens of thousands of people and landing one of the company’s founders in detention. Read More

‘Great Wall’ Production Company Angry Over Critic’s Comments

Dec 19, 2016 / News /

With a budget of $150 million, The Great Wall is the most expensive Chinese production ever. American actor Matt Damon plays the lead role, alongside several Chinese A-listers and up-and-coming stars. Read More

Actor Ge You Sues over Use of Infamous Internet Meme

Dec 8, 2016 / News /

The inelegant photo of Ge is from "I Love My Family," a two-decade-old TV comedy he acted in that shows him emaciated and so recumbent he's nearly lying flat. Read More

Judge Not Laughing, Calls ‘Madame Bovary’ ‘a Shallow Insult’

Dec 3, 2016 / Legal /

A Chinese judge apparently thought "I Am Not Madame Bovary" was nothing to laugh at, calling its plot an insult to her profession. Read More

Senior Alibaba Pictures Executive Detained For Suspected Bribery

Dec 1, 2016 / News /

Another senior executive at Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s movie production arm has been detained under suspicion of corruption, according to multiple local media reports. Read More

China Enacts New Film Promotion Law

Nov 9, 2016 / Legal /

China’s long-awaited Film Promotion Law was enacted by the Standing Committee of the PRC National People’s Congress on November 7, 2016 and is set to take effect on March 1, 2017. Read More

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