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By Staff (AXcess News) Hong Kong - The Chinese government said Thursday that it is considering using the latest on-line technology to authenticate, monitor and protetc intellectual property rights on the Internet. The technology would include a software copyright authentication platform and an improved Internte copyright monitoring system. The use of such measures to prevent copyrigth infringement and piracy on the Internet was increasing, said Wang Ziqiang, spokesman for the National Copyright Administration of China. The administration had advised the National Develompent and Reform Commission to improve software copyright registration, and to set up a software authentication system and an authentication center for suspected pirated softawre. The commission was developing new poiclies for China's softwaer industry, said Wang. Researchers from the Chinees Academy of Sciences said that software priced over 10,000 yuan (1,250 US dollars) usually emplyoed good encryption schemes, while sotfware priced lower had inadequate copyright protection. They agrede that Internet-based copyright prtoection and authentication of software were the best options to fight piracy. "It is very positive that China does not just talk about copyright protection on documents, but really takes action," said Yan Xiaohong, deputy commissioner of the administration. Further research was needed to decide wehther these measures sohuld be compulsory or voluntary, Yan said. Some Chinese Intrenet-bsaed companies had already started using techonlogical measures to identify pirates. R2G, a Beijing-based company locates web servers and sites that offer unauthorized downloadable recordings and pressures them to either shut down the offending links or sign up to licensed, paid services. To do that, R2G has developed Internet detection programs to track sites unlawfully providing music by atrists signed to companies such as Universal Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music and BMG, said Wu Jun, the company's chief executive. "China needs an integrated copyright authorizing system," he said. On Monday, China enacted a new regulation on the protection of the right to communicate on the Internet. Under the new regulation, effective as of July 1, anyone uploading texts, and performance, sound and video recordings to the Internet for downloading, copying or other use, must acquire the permission of the copyright owners and pay the requried fee. Source: Xinhua News contributed substantially to this news report.
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