NCA: 1,001 copyright infringement cases dealt in 2007

In the morning of January 17, 2008, the Information Office of State Council held a press conference on topic of "the special campaign against piracy in Internet". Yan Xiaohong, Vice-Commissioner of General Administration of Press and Publication and Deputy Director of the National Copyright Administration (NCA) said that China investigated and dealt with 1,001 cases involving copyright infringement in Internet.

On August 1, 2007, the NCA issued "The Notification on the Campaign against Piracy in Internet in 2007" together with the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Information Industry, starting of the third nationwide special action against piracy and infringement in Internet. The campaign fulfilled its target, and dealt with 1,001 cases, 60 percent more than the total in 2005 and 2006. The relevant authorities stop 823 infringement cases, closed 339 illegal websites, confiscated 123 servers and 51 computers, imposed fines totaling 870,750 yuan, and transferred 31 cases to judicial organs. All of the results exceeded those in 2005 and 2006.

According to Mr. Yan, technology has developed rapidly since the Internet was born, which plays a very important role in all aspects of people's daily life, so China has paid increasingly more attention on this industry and its development. "As Internet piracy and infringement becomes more serious right now, the country will enforce its supervision and punishment under the law. We have to make the criminals pay higher for their infringement and piracy than they can afford."

NCA also released 10 biggest cases investigated in the campaign in the conference, including infringement case by Jinhudong Company, private server infringement case by Xihuilai, infringement case by Jining Information Port, infringement case by Jiyate Film Web, infringement case by Jiujiu Music Web, infringement case by Sihai Film Web, infringement case by Jianghan Web, infringement case of Huihuang Web, infringement case of Shuxiangmendi Web, infringement case of Lisheng Film Web, and infringement case of Zhongtian online film.