China has taken actions based on internet piracy toward the well-known download site- VeryCD. VeryCD work similar to the famous eMule(a famous p2p download tool). Currently, the VeryCD music channel is forced to closed and the video content is watch through eMule Daquan jump. The three month long campaign will target illegal websites and their operators providing downloads of material they don't have the right the right to sell, said the NCA.
Internet piracy is not just an obstacle to the construction of building a harmonious internet culture it's also causing a very bad influence in the international community, "said Long Xinmin, head of the administration . He added that only by strengthened efforts to crackdown on internet piracy could China soundly develop its Internet.
A regulation which banned the uploading and downloading of internet materials without the permision of the copyright holder came into effect in July. Under the regulation anyone uploading texts, performances, sound and video recordings to the internet for downloading or copyright must have permision from copyright owners.
The NCA expected that over the coming months it would it would fully complete its investigation, close a number of illegal websites and punish those who operated them. Of the cases being investigated more than 100 are related to software piracy, 80 to film downloading and 49 to music.
Reference:
Xinhua News Agency, China Launches Latest Crackdown on Internet Piracy, [online] Retrieved 12th October 2011.
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