Copyright

Chinese Olympics broadcaster CCTV granted injunction to block program piracy

China’s Pudong New Area People’s Court of Shanghai city on February 13 ruled that Zhuhai Chuanghi New Network Technology Co., Ltd. (珠海创嗨新网络科技有限公司) must stop providing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics programming on the application developed and maintained by it.

Foxit seeks $5.5 mln in damages in lawsuit against Kingsoft

China’s Foxit Software (福建福昕软件开发股份有限公司) in January filed a computer software copyright infringement lawsuit against Chinese rival Kingsoft Corporation (北京金山办公软件股份有限公司) at the Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court of Fujian province, seeking 35 million yuan ($5.5 million) in damages.

China's copyright top 10 of 2021

The National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) on January 25 published the list of the top 10 events of the country’s copyright enforcement of 2021.

China bans most exclusive copyright deals for digital music platforms

China's copyright authority said on Thursday digital music platforms are not allowed to sign exclusive copyright agreements except in special circumstances, amid a regulatory crackdown on monopolistic behaviour in the country's private sector.

Ultraman’s Japanese owner wins $390,000 copyright lawsuit against 5 Chinese companies

China’s Shanghai Intellectual Property Court affirmed a win on December 31, 2021 for Japanese special effects studio Tsuburaya Productions against five Chinese companies, finding that the movie Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman (《钢铁飞龙之再见奥特曼》) developed, produced, marketed, and dist