NANJING, Nov. 25 - Jiangsu Province in east China hasintensified its efforts to crack down on the production and marketing of pirated audio and
video compact discs and products with pornographic contents in recent years,
a local official said Thursday.
A total of 11.2 million pieces of illegal CDs were destroyed indifferent places
across the province Wednesday in a demonstration of the province's determination
to protect intellectual property right, according to Yin Ming, deputy director
of the provincial Department of Culture.
The province closed 55 stores selling pirated audio-visual products and products
with unhealthy content in 2001. In 2002, theprovince destroyed 12 million pirated
CDs.
Last year, the province named 332 stores as a pilot in selling audio-visual
products with official copyright, with the hope to guarantee the healthy development
of audio-visual industry and protect the copyright of foreign products, Yin
said.
Regarding the protection intellectual property right, a system which consists
of legislation, administration and law enforcement has been set up in China.
China's customs at various levels have played a key role in lawenforcement
and cracking down on activities infringing upon intellectual property right.
Official statistics show that about 4,000 cases involving the infringement of
intellectual property right have been cracked since 1994.
