The State Copyright Bureau and other departments launched an attack on Internet piracy on 12th June. According to the spokesman of the State Copyright Bureau, any illegal Olympic events webcasting and violations on video websites will be forbidden from now until mid-October 2008.
Any individual without authorization who uploads recorded Olympic events or pirated Olympics video broadcasting websites will face up to 100,000RMB in penalties.
During the Olympic Games, many unauthorized broadcasts will flood in to the market. We should initiate an attack against broadcast piracy, said Xu Chao, deputy director of the Copyright Management Division in the State Copyright Bureau. He pointed out that any unauthorized party – individuals or websites – who upload the recorded games to a network will face a maximum penalty of 100,000 yuan as long as the legal copyright is affected.
People with copyrights and the public are welcome to participate in this anti-piracy campaign. Xu revealed that the public could report illegal broadcasting through the reporting platform on the State Copyright Bureau website or dialing the "12390" anti-piracy hotline to collaborate with the government. People involved will be rewarded for the reports that are verified.
By People's Daily Online
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