Copyright

Ruling against US game company overturned in copyright case against Lenovo

China’s Supreme People's Court (SPC) on November 24, 2021 reversed a lower court ruling in favor of Chinese multinational technology company Lenovo (Beijing) Limited (联想(北京)有限公司) in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by American game company Playmous, Inc. and remanded the ca

Chinese Olympics broadcaster CCTV granted injunction to block program piracy

China’s Pudong New Area People’s Court of Shanghai city on February 13 ruled that Zhuhai Chuanghi New Network Technology Co., Ltd. (珠海创嗨新网络科技有限公司) must stop providing the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics programming on the application developed and maintained by it.

Foxit seeks $5.5 mln in damages in lawsuit against Kingsoft

China’s Foxit Software (福建福昕软件开发股份有限公司) in January filed a computer software copyright infringement lawsuit against Chinese rival Kingsoft Corporation (北京金山办公软件股份有限公司) at the Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court of Fujian province, seeking 35 million yuan ($5.5 million) in damages.

China's copyright top 10 of 2021

The National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) on January 25 published the list of the top 10 events of the country’s copyright enforcement of 2021.

China bans most exclusive copyright deals for digital music platforms

China's copyright authority said on Thursday digital music platforms are not allowed to sign exclusive copyright agreements except in special circumstances, amid a regulatory crackdown on monopolistic behaviour in the country's private sector.