Copyright Law

Congress Briefs, November 14, 2012

14 Nov 2012

Guangzhou Deputy Mayor Gong Erzhen has called on the city's young civil servants to embrace Cantonese, the Guangzhou Daily reported.

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Digital Lifestyle: Do you own your content?

19 Oct 2012

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21 May 2012

I am writing to express my views on the copyright bill which is being considered by the Legislative Council. I believe it will harm the creativity of Hongkongers because it will criminalise...

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Deliver us from copyrights

15 May 2012

Sidebar

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Pan-democrats failing to defend online free speech

25 Apr 2012

The government has proposed to revise the copyright ordinance by introducing an amendment, which was discussed at the Legislative Council last Friday.

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Fans say cheese and put themselves in the picture

25 Mar 2012

Fan Cam is the Google Earth of the rugby world. This phenomenal new technology was unveiled at the World Cup in New Zealand last year and is becoming popular at sporting events including some of...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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When you have the right to take photos

The photo ban saga at Dolce & Gabbana's Tsim Sha Tsui store has stirred debate over a balance between the right to take pictures in public areas and protection of copyright.

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Bill puts internet freedom to the test

Any brief surf of the internet will reveal a flourishing pool of users with immense creativity. Social media outlets like YouTube have been flooded with entertaining video clips, including some...

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What you need to know

Q. Will I break the law if I watch TV dramas on YouTube?

A. Only the source of unauthorised content will have criminal liability. But viewers may have to bear civil liabilities....

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Commerce officials are considering granting exemptions to the common yet unlawful practice of copying songs from CD into MP3 files for private use after Australia legalised the move last year....

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Lawmakers challenge copying ban

Rules governing poll materials are being interpreted too tightly, say observers

Lawmakers have called on the government to explain why it is barring the public from making copies of...

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P2P file-sharing may be criminalised

People who make unauthorised downloads of copyrighted works from the internet could face criminal prosecution under a controversial proposal released yesterday.

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