Shanzhai, which literally means "mountain village," started off as a term to describe copies of electronic brand products but now copying anything that is popular, from cultural activities, songs and
China may tighten its control over the rampant "Shanzhai" culture, as top officials from the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) have criticized the phenomenon as piracy. Tian Lipu, director of
The Chinese word shanzhai translates as small mountain village, but it's now used to describe products that have names similar to famous brands or people who imitate celebrities. It has become a
"Shanzhai (copycat culture) works, if they are valuable and good, should be included in the scope of copyright protection", said Liu Binjie, Director of National Copyright Administration (NCA) at an
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