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Both of China biggest's search engine, Baidu and China's biggest e-commerce website, Taobao were identified by U.S. Trade Representative as "notorious market" linked to sales of pirated and counterfeit goods.
According to Business Week report, Baidu was link to website that sell item without copyright holder's permission. While, Taobao is being used by outside merchants to sell counterfeit items, with minimal filtering and intervention.
There are more than 30 internet and physical market world wide including those two big Chinese companies is identified by U.S. Trade Representatives as "notorious market" for facilitating the illegal trade of goods and materials protected by copyright patents. Other website like torrentz.com; ThePirateBay, 91.com and Rutracker based in Russia are in part of the list, according to the statement. The U.S. agency said that the list was not a legal finding but to encourage governments to stop them.
In a written statement, an Alibaba spokesman, John Spelich, said:
In a written statement, an Alibaba spokesman, John Spelich, said:
“We appreciate the USTR’s acknowledgment of our ongoing efforts to work with brand owners in protecting their intellectual property rights and we will continue to work closely with brand owners and others to further enhance the level of trust and integrity in our online marketplaces for the benefit of all our stakeholders.”
China is the leading source of fake and counterfeit goods despite repeated government, with the latest one targeting online piracy to strengthen Internet IPR (Intellectual Property Rights).
U.S. government is trying their best to protect the copyright owner by strengthening their internet law.
What do you think that in Malaysia, the government can do to protect the local copyright holder?
Source: http://thenextweb.com/asia/2011/03/01/chinese-internet-giants-identified-as-notorious-markets-for-piracy/ (last retrieved : 15 March 2011)
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