Who Is Your Lawyer? » China http://www.whoisyourlawyer.com Commentary on Intangible Assets, Fair Use and Parody Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:24:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Who Is Your Lawyer?http://www.whoisyourlawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lion-1-02-e1290399985977.pnghttp://www.whoisyourlawyer.com144163Who Is Your Lawyer? - http://www.whoisyourlawyer.com China Hits Cafes With Copyright Feehttp://www.whoisyourlawyer.com/china-charges-cafes/ http://www.whoisyourlawyer.com/china-charges-cafes/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:44:34 +0000 Robert Scott Lawrence http://www.whoisyourlawyer.com/?p=1427 In an attempt to rebut allegations that it allows copyright thieves to roam unmonitored throughout Beijing and the great steppes, China has announced that it will impose a copyright fee on internet cafes which allow customers to download and watch movies while enjoying their lattes. How China intends to monitor internet usage at the 140,000 registered cafes has not yet been revealed, but it should not be an insurmountable task for a country with over a billion people seeking work, and whose attitude toward individual privacy is more draconian than democratic. For further information, see the article on the PI Newswire.


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