Police nab 9,000 in IPR campaign
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July 13, 2011, Wednesday
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POLICE arrested 9,031 suspects during a nine-month campaign to crack down on piracy and other intellectual property rights infringements, an official said yesterday.
A total of 12,854 illegal factories producing counterfeit goods were shut down and 4,904 criminal organizations responsible for selling the goods were broken up during the campaign, Jiang Zengwei, vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce, said at a press conference.
Other administrative agencies across the country investigated 156,000 piracy cases during the campaign, with the total amount of money involved reaching 3.43 billion yuan (US$530 million), Jiang said.
The vice minister said the campaign also helped to ensure that all government agencies would switch to legal, copyrighted software instead of relying on counterfeit versions.
According to an earlier statement from the National Copyright Administration, all computer software used by China's 135 central government agencies is authorized and legitimate.
The campaign has been extended to government agencies at lower levels.
Jiang said government-affiliated institutions and central government-owned businesses will be included.
"We have told local government agencies to follow the central government's practices. The government should always take the lead in IPR protection," he said.
The anti-piracy campaign was spearheaded by the State Council, or China's Cabinet, and took place between October 2010 and June this year.
"The government's efforts to combat piracy and counterfeiting will never end as long as such crimes occur," Jiang said.
The vice minister said the country will continue to offer administrative and judicial relief to IPR holders to protect their rights.
Efforts should be made to reduce IPR holders' costs in protecting their rights and to deter potential violators by imposing harsher punishments, he said.
Jiang said IPR law offers equal protection to both Chinese and foreigners.
He added the Chinese government is willing to listen to advice from foreign companies regarding IPR protection.
A total of 12,854 illegal factories producing counterfeit goods were shut down and 4,904 criminal organizations responsible for selling the goods were broken up during the campaign, Jiang Zengwei, vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce, said at a press conference.
Other administrative agencies across the country investigated 156,000 piracy cases during the campaign, with the total amount of money involved reaching 3.43 billion yuan (US$530 million), Jiang said.
The vice minister said the campaign also helped to ensure that all government agencies would switch to legal, copyrighted software instead of relying on counterfeit versions.
According to an earlier statement from the National Copyright Administration, all computer software used by China's 135 central government agencies is authorized and legitimate.
The campaign has been extended to government agencies at lower levels.
Jiang said government-affiliated institutions and central government-owned businesses will be included.
"We have told local government agencies to follow the central government's practices. The government should always take the lead in IPR protection," he said.
The anti-piracy campaign was spearheaded by the State Council, or China's Cabinet, and took place between October 2010 and June this year.
"The government's efforts to combat piracy and counterfeiting will never end as long as such crimes occur," Jiang said.
The vice minister said the country will continue to offer administrative and judicial relief to IPR holders to protect their rights.
Efforts should be made to reduce IPR holders' costs in protecting their rights and to deter potential violators by imposing harsher punishments, he said.
Jiang said IPR law offers equal protection to both Chinese and foreigners.
He added the Chinese government is willing to listen to advice from foreign companies regarding IPR protection.
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