President of DIM, An Xiaofen, said that the movie was made available via Ver圜D just a week after its release in late April. Along with several other sites, Ver圜D is now being sued for copyright infringement, specifically for providing links to the recently released martial arts movie, Ip Man 2.ĭuring a press conference the China Film Copyright Protection Association (CFCPA) announced that together with Dasheng International Media (DIM), the studio that owns the rights to Ip Man 2, it has filed a lawsuit against Ver圜D in the Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People’s Court. Now, rather than receiving unwanted attention from the authorities, the site has become the target of a very rare event in China. However, in terms of linking to mainstream copyright movies, it carried on its business as usual. One file-sharing site, Ver圜D, China’s biggest eDonkey links site, escaped closure but did receive stern warnings. In 20 the Chinese authorities did make some moves against several file-sharing sites, although this was mainly due to them being unlicensed or offering ‘horrific’ or pornographic videos. Online piracy is rampant in the country and is quickly becoming a national pastime among its youth. Of all the major industrialized countries in the world, China stands out as a leader in doing very little about intellectual property infringement.
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