Posts Tagged ‘law’
Search Engine Marketing Regulation Published In China
September 28th, 2009
The Internet Society of China, China Communications Standards Association, and Chinese search engine company Baidu.com have jointly published the Search Engine Marketing Standard and Regulation.
Huang Chengqing, vice chairman and secretary-general of ISC, told local media that the launch of this Search Engine Marketing Standard and Regulation represents a new development stage within the Internet search [...]
Sohu.com Initiates Chinese Alliance Against Video Websites
September 17th, 2009
Initiated by Sohu.com, Joy.cn, and Union Voole Technology Company, a new anti-piracy alliance that is co-founded by 110 Chinese Internet video copyright owners has been launched in Beijing.
This new anti-piracy alliance released ten slogans that call for Internet video websites’ prevention of the spread of unauthorized video works. The websites are encouraged to block the [...]
China Opens Internet Legal Management Center
August 12th, 2009
China’s first professional academic institution that focuses on the systematic and theoretical research of Internet management and information society law has been started at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
According to Li Yuxiao, director of the Internet Management and Law Research Center, based on an open platform, the institution will organize Chinese and foreign experts [...]
China’s MIIT To Promote Mobile Phone Real-name System
June 5th, 2009
According to Guangdong Communications Administration, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Council Information Office are jointly formulating regulations on mobile phone real-name registration system and the regulations are waiting for the approval of the State Council.
Guangdong Provincial Public Security Department said that by the end of [...]
The9 Sues Blizzard Entertainment In Shanghai Over Online Game
May 27th, 2009
According to information from Shanghai’s court website, Chinese online game operator The9 is targeting the American game developer Blizzard Entertainment in two lawsuits which involve property loss compensation and commercial defamation, respectively.
While the court’s website at Hshfy.sh.cn shows the cases will soon be heard, and a representative from The9 has confirmed the news to local [...]
Electronics Buyers In Hong Kong Now Have Better Protection
March 2nd, 2009
A new law becomes effective today in Hong Kong that can help stop dishonest retail practices and better protect the interests of consumers.
Marcus Lau, the head of Trade Descriptions and Transhipment Controls Bureau of the Customs and Excise Department, stated last week that the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (Amendment) 2008 and its eight pieces of related [...]
Eighty Copyright Owners Will Sue Tudou.com In China
January 6th, 2009
About 80 Chinese copyright owners, including Joy.cn, Beijing Polybona Film Distribution, Beijing Orange Sky Entertainment Group and SFS Emperor, are planning a massive legal assault against Chinese Internet video website Tudou.com for various copyright infringements.
China Launches Campaign Against Vulgar Websites
January 5th, 2009
Seven Chinese government departments held a teleconference in Beijing today and announced that they would start a nationwide campaign to fight websites that spread pornography and vulgarity on the Chinese Internet.
Samsung To Pay CNY50 Million For Patent Infringement In China
December 23rd, 2008
According to the decision announced by the Intermediate People’s Court of Hangzhou, the Korean electronics maker Samsung has been ordered to pay CNY50 million compensation to the Zhejiang-based Holley Communications for infringing the patent of Holley’s GSM/CDMA dual-mode handsets.
