Overwhelmed by continuous calls for a quorum and endless filibustering, the Legislative Council did not pass the long-awaited Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014 before the end of the Year of the Sheep.
The Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People's Court has ordered the Website www.tudou.com to compensate 50,000 yuan (US$7,143) to NuCom Online (Beijing) Co Ltd for infringing its copyright of the film
compensation of HK$8,000. The amount covered the infringement of copyright, infringement of registered trademarks and passing-off. However, CAPCOM Asia abandoned the causes of action in terms of copyright
China's copyright protection delegation and tens of people from Japanese publishing sector held a seminar on May 21 in Tokyo. They exchanged views on several issues, including cooperation in
The campaign, targeting content in online novels that spread improper values, vulgarity or obscenity as well as those involving copyright infringement, included measures such as relevant websites
German lawyers have told WIPR that more clarity is needed after the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) ruled that WiFi operators are not liable for copyright infringement committed on their
An Australian mother says she'll fight US rapper Jay-Z's copyright lawsuit because she thinks she should be able to use the Grammy-winner's name and lyrics to sell children's books. Jessica Chiha and
The UK government won’t adopt the EU’s controversial copyright directive after it leaves the bloc on January 31st, though politicians say they still support the legislation’s “overall aims.” The
China's Supreme People's Court, the country's top court, is seeking public opinion on plans to strengthen copyright and copyright-related protection, especially rights protection in cyberspace. The
An Australian company which holds the rights to reproduce the Aboriginal design on flags and banners is a step closer to suing the seller of a reworked flag for alleged copyright infringement, after