https://www.scmp.com/rss/502008/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com China’s propaganda department has won three out of four copyright infringement cases it brought against Tencent Holdings over unauthorised showing of movies, court documents showed. The film and television production centre of the Chinese Communist Party’s Publicity Department, which acts as the propaganda authority, argued that Tencent inflicted “great economic damage” by posting the movies on the Tencent Video platform without authorisation, according to court documents disclosed by the... https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3130108/chinas-propaganda-film-department-prevails-against-tencent-copyright?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3130108/chinas-propaganda-film-department-prevails-against-tencent-copyright?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:24:00 +0000 Shanghai police have busted an alleged criminal gang suspected of illegally supplying more than 20,000 Chinese and foreign television shows and films to its eight million online users. The gang of 14 alleged criminals worked with Renren Yingshi, a company that operates China’s largest subtitling site YYeTs.com and has millions of followers around the world. China’s official mouthpiece, People’s Daily, reported the bust on its website on Wednesday, following a three-month... https://www.scmp.com/society/alleged-criminal-gang-busted-piracy-foreign-films-and-television/article/3120496?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/alleged-criminal-gang-busted-piracy-foreign-films-and-television/article/3120496?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:21 +0000 Basketball legend Michael Jordan’s 8-year-long saga through the Chinese courts resulted in a partial victory for his intellectual property case against a Chinese sports brand. China’s top judicial body, the Supreme People’s Court, on March 4 found Qiaodan Sports, a company based in China’s southern Fujian province, had illegally used Jordan’s name in Chinese characters, according to the verdict. However, the court also ruled that the dribbling silhouette used as the Chinese company’s logo did... https://www.scmp.com/sports/michael-jordan-wins-partial-victory-over-trademark-china/article/3079162?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sports/michael-jordan-wins-partial-victory-over-trademark-china/article/3079162?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:57:09 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Students across China have been taking classes online as schools have been closed since the early days of the coronavirus outbreak. And without having to be physically in school, skipping classes and cheating on exams has become much easier. According to a report by Chinese media Beijing Business Today, for as little as 3 yuan (US$0.42) a course, students can pay people to take online classes and exams for them. And these services aren’t hard to find --... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3077487/you-can-pay-people-take-online-exams-and-classes-you-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3077487/you-can-pay-people-take-online-exams-and-classes-you-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:00:21 +0000 Students across China have been taking classes online as schools have been closed since the early days of the coronavirus outbreak. And without having to be physically in school, skipping classes and cheating on exams has become much easier. According to a report by Chinese media Beijing Business Today, for as little as 3 yuan (US$0.42) a course, students can pay people to take online classes and exams for them. And these services aren’t hard to find -- they’re widely available online. A search... https://www.scmp.com/culture/you-can-pay-people-take-online-exams-and-classes-you-china/article/3077294?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/you-can-pay-people-take-online-exams-and-classes-you-china/article/3077294?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2020 00:00:19 +0000 Creating art is a common way for humans to express themselves – and it is usually protected by copyright laws – but what if artificial intelligence (AI) did the same? If a writer used AI to complete Cao Xueqin’s famous unfinished Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber, who should own the copyright? Cao Xueqin, the writer, or the AI algorithm? “So far, there is no law specifically addressing ownership of AI-created work [in China],” said Liu Wenjie, a law professor at the Communication University... https://www.scmp.com/tech/who-owns-copyright-works-created-ai/article/3042946?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/who-owns-copyright-works-created-ai/article/3042946?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Dec 2019 07:50:31 +0000 Remember that blatant The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild clone that came out of China last month? The same company is at it again! This time the target is Ace Attorney. Shanghai-based game developer miHoYo just released a trailer for a new mobile game that seems to have taken a lot of the signature features of Capcom’s classic legal drama game Ace Attorney. Even the name, which translates as The Unknown Case File, suggests something about where the game’s inspiration comes from. The real... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/company-copied-zelda-breath-wild-has-phoenix-wright-clone-now/article/3020798?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/company-copied-zelda-breath-wild-has-phoenix-wright-clone-now/article/3020798?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:07:51 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Remember that blatant The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild clone that came out of China last month? The same company is at it again! This time the target is Ace Attorney. Shanghai-based game developer miHoYo just released a trailer for a new mobile game that seems to have taken a lot of the signature features of Capcom’s classic legal drama game Ace Attorney. Even the name, which translates as The Unknown Case File, suggests something about where the... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3029511/company-copied-zelda-breath-wild-has-phoenix-wright-clone-now?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3029511/company-copied-zelda-breath-wild-has-phoenix-wright-clone-now?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:07:51 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS China’s biggest stock picture provider has vanished, and it’s all because of the first photograph taken of a black hole. The country erupted in collective outrage after people discovered that Visual China, a website similar to Shutterstock or Getty Images, claimed to have the copyright for the black hole photo in China and asked people to pay to use it. That picture was originally released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) for free distribution... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029280/digital-photo-provider-draws-backlash-after-claiming-rights-first?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029280/digital-photo-provider-draws-backlash-after-claiming-rights-first?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:26:40 +0000 China’s biggest stock picture provider has vanished, and it’s all because of the first photograph taken of a black hole. The country erupted in collective outrage after people discovered that Visual China, a website similar to Shutterstock or Getty Images, claimed to have the copyright for the black hole photo in China and asked people to pay to use it. That picture was originally released by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) for free distribution as long as users credit Event Horizon... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/digital-photo-provider-draws-backlash-after-claiming-rights-first-black-hole-photo/article/3005939?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/digital-photo-provider-draws-backlash-after-claiming-rights-first-black-hole-photo/article/3005939?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:26:40 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Chinese tech companies have long had to battle the accusation that they’re just copycats. They might be struggling to shake the tag because, well, Xiaomi’s stores look exactly like Apple Stores, Huawei’s wireless earbuds look just like AirPods, and NetEase’s mobile battle royale game Knives Out launched as a shameless PUBG clone. But it’s even harder to shed the idea when the country’s top court seemingly engages in IP theft. China’s Supreme People’s... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029135/chinas-top-court-rips-super-mario-social-video?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/culture/article/3029135/chinas-top-court-rips-super-mario-social-video?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:22:10 +0000 Chinese tech companies have long had to battle the accusation that they’re just copycats. They might be struggling to shake the tag because, well, Xiaomi’s stores look exactly like Apple Stores, Huawei’s wireless earbuds look just like AirPods, and NetEase’s mobile battle royale game Knives Out launched as a shameless PUBG clone. But it’s even harder to shed the idea when the country’s top court seemingly engages in IP theft. China’s Supreme People’s Court posted this video to Weibo, according... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/chinas-top-court-rips-super-mario-social-video/article/3000662?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/chinas-top-court-rips-super-mario-social-video/article/3000662?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:22:10 +0000 Bright Memory Ep1 wowed people because this impressive-looking game -- mashing bits of Titanfall, Bulletstorm and even Dark Souls -- was made by just one person. But that developer has now admitted that he built the game with art obtained from pirated software sites.   Developer Zeng “FYQD” Xiancheng admitted in a Weibo post that he used unlicensed art assets in the game. He said the 3D models of enemies were taken and slightly tweaked to fit his game, but didn’t specify which -- or which games... https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/game-developer-behind-bright-memory-ep1-admits-he-used-stolen-assets/article/3000636?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/digital-life/game-developer-behind-bright-memory-ep1-admits-he-used-stolen-assets/article/3000636?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:52:51 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS Bright Memory Ep1 wowed people because this impressive-looking game -- mashing bits of Titanfall, Bulletstorm and even Dark Souls -- was made by just one person. But that developer has now admitted that he built the game with art obtained from pirated software sites. Developer Zeng “FYQD” Xiancheng admitted in a Weibo post that he used unlicensed art assets in the game. He said the 3D models of enemies were taken and slightly tweaked to fit his game,... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3029130/game-developer-behind-bright-memory-ep1-admits-he-used-stolen-assets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/games/article/3029130/game-developer-behind-bright-memory-ep1-admits-he-used-stolen-assets?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:52:51 +0000 DJI, the world’s biggest civilian drone maker, could potentially be banned from selling some of its products in the US after being accused of copyright infringement by drone maker Autel Robotics. But it turns out the company trying to bar DJI from the US isn’t a native American company -- it’s a branch of a company from China. Autel Robotics USA LLC, who says it designs, manufactures and sells drones in the US, filed a complaint to the US International Trade Commission. It asked for a ban on... https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/dji-accused-copyright-infringement-us-chinese-owned-company/article/2162878?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/big-guns/dji-accused-copyright-infringement-us-chinese-owned-company/article/2162878?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:53:15 +0000 This article originally appeared on ABACUS DJI, the world’s biggest civilian drone maker, could potentially be banned from selling some of its products in the US after being accused of copyright infringement by drone maker Autel Robotics. But it turns out the company trying to bar DJI from the US isn’t a native American company -- it’s a branch of a company from China. Autel Robotics USA LLC, who says it designs, manufactures and sells drones in the US, filed a complaint to the US International... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3028793/dji-accused-copyright-infringement-us-chinese-owned-company?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3028793/dji-accused-copyright-infringement-us-chinese-owned-company?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Sep 2018 12:53:15 +0000