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Intellectual Property Rights ChinaCopyright Piracy of Books, Software and Movies. What’s the problem?Will imposing economic sanctions on China reduce piracy and counterfeiting? What is the solution for protecting intellectual property rights? Is there a solution?
Who’s rightsDoes everyone want to get paid for the book they wrote, the music they play or the movie they made? Of course they do and they should. However, the issue of protecting one’s copyright in China is a complex one. The problem is rooted in the culture, the society and the system. Just the mere expression, “protecting one’s rights”, is not something on the fast-track, do it now list, in China’s rolodex. It’s common knowledge that the powers that be, are working on it, but they are truly at a disadvantage. They are working with bare bones for starters. The governing elders must first indoctrinate Chinese society on, “rights”. Should that last sentence be repeated? Buying pirated merchandiseWho’s buying all these pirated videos, books, music, software and other merchandise? Everybody! As a matter of fact, it’s next to impossible to purchase the real McCoy. It truly is. Spend seven years in China and one will still have a difficult time finding the original version. They’re simply, not easily found. Why? For one reason, the Chinese are practical people and they are always shopping for a bargain. It’s their nature. One is considered an idiot to pay hundreds for something that can be purchased for ten. Naturally, the quality is unforgiving, but this is brushed aside as a mere inconvenience. There is no such thing as frustration over cheap goods. This said, the quality is indeed improving. An opening night premier can be copied and subtitled by the next morning. Fake goods come fast. Purchase software in a shopping plaza. Cheap. Take it home, upload and use. When renewal time comes around and it can’t be updated because it’s not original, discard it and purchase again. How can a couple out for an evening stroll, pass-up a hawker selling three DVDs or CDs for ten dollars. Book stores, small and privately owned or chain stores sell unedited, erroneous content that has been swiped, chopped and thrown back together in such a fashion that many of the publications are fodder for a sit-com. But who knows? In many instances, the buyer is not aware. Originals can be found, but it takes knocking on many doors. Since becoming a member of the WTO, China is powering forward. But, people want to get paid and protocol is high on the list. For the intellectual property rights situation in China, something has to give. The curious are wondering, what it would be.
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