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China Trademarks: 12 Resolutions for 2018 (Part Two of Two)

Jan 25, 2018 / Legal /

In the spirit of starting out 2018 on the right foot, China Law Blog compiled a list of 12 trademark-related resolutions for any company that does business in China and has at least one brand that they care about. Read More

Headlines from China: The Different Fates of This Year’s Two British-Chinese Co-productions

Oct 5, 2017 / Headlines From China /

While 'The Foreigner' is one of the top performers in box office during China's National Day holiday, 'S.M.A.R.T. Chase' has only made 14 million yuan since its release on September 30. Read More

Chinese Police Crack Biggest Case of Online Piracy

Aug 13, 2017 / News /

Chinese authorities have cracked the largest case in China of online film and TV series piracy, in which perpetrators made over 8 million yuan in revenues from illegally displaying advertising to users, running off servers across China. Read More

Filmmaker’s Fracas with School Highlights Copyright Concerns

May 24, 2017 / Legal /

Whose movie is it, anyway? Read More

Copyright Protection in China – It’s Real, and It’s Spectacular

May 22, 2017 / Legal /

An article in Monday’s Wall Street Journal, How a Plague on the Movie and Music Industries Became Their Chief Protector in China: Chinese search giant Baidu’s transition to creator and buyer of content has changed its priorities, sums up the change that is happening with China IP protection and enforcement. Read More

China Copyrights: No, You Can’t Call It Fair Use

Feb 28, 2017 / Legal /

As China’s homegrown media companies like Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent continue to pay serious money for the rights to stream tv shows, movies, and other copyrighted material, more lawsuits are being filed in Chinese courts seeking to enforce China’s copyright law, and more official efforts are underway to reduce the amount of pirated material available in China. Read More