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Taiwan Dead Serious About Copyright On Funeral Music

Ralph Jennings reported for the Voice of America about two lawsuits of Taiwanese studios against funeral houses in Taichung. Mr Jennings writes: “Taiwanese funeral homes play pre-recorded music at traditional ceremonies, some of which also involve live bands and street parades … Continue reading

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Another Mass IPR Campaign in China: Groundhog Day All Over Again

China’s Ministry of Culture announced that it has launched an IPR campaign that cracks down on counterfeit products and needs to raise awareness about IPR protection. It focuses on karaoke bars, websites, online-games, internet cares, animation and artistic products. Read … Continue reading

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First Bar Ordered To Pay Damages For Copyright Infringements of Karaoke Songs

In April the People’s Court in the Chancheng district of Guangdong Province’s Foshan city ordered Haoledi Entertainment Company, the karaoke bar management firm, to pay damanges of 30,000 yuan (4,286 U.S. dollars) by Beijing-based New Run Entertainment Company, a performance … Continue reading

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IPR Officials Say The Darndest Things: Progress in Collecting Karaoke Copyright Royalties

Yan Liang of Xinhua News reports that “nearly half of the Chinese provinces have taken initiatives to collect karaoke copyright royalties by the end of 2007 in an effort to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) in audio and video sectors.“ … Continue reading

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