Administrative Warning Issued to 360.cn by Beijing Administration of Industry and Commerce

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 (By You Yunting) Recently, the Beijing Municipal Administration of Industry and Commerce (“Administration”) published on its official Weibo that the Beijing Administration and Xicheng Administration of Industry and Commerce made an appointment with the chief of Beijing’s Qihoo Co. (“Qihoo”), and issued an administrative warning against company conduct, claiming violations of unfair competition laws and regulations related to its “360 Safeguard” for use in computer internet browsers.

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Newly Revised Investment Catalogue: JV can Operate Online Music in China without VIE now

The Guiding Catalogue of Foreign Investment in China (the Catalogue) revised in the last year has come into effect on 30th January, 2012. The new Catalogue contains some modified regulation on foreign investment in China, and today Bridge IP Law Commentary would like to introduce you the change in respect of internet business in the Catalogue. (the image above is the logo of myspace.cn, invested by Mr. Rupert Murdoch through VIE, which is claimed temporary shut down for technology reasons)

I. Permission of foreign investment in online music industry

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Suggestions from Chinese Writer on the Modification on Copyright Law

The modification on China Copyright Law is under preparation, and as news reports, for the promote of internet prosperity and infringement combat, Ms. Zhang Kangkang, the vice president of Chinese Writers Association and China Literary Copyright Protection Association suggested on the law modification recently:

I. To legally determine the fault ascertainment standard of Safe Harbor Rule

Ms. Zhang suggested to drafted the standard of “known or shall be known” as the legal standard of the ISP fault ascertainment, meanwhile, the obligation of ISP shall also be listed in the modified law while no too high obligation shall be set.

Bridge IP Law Commentary’s opinion: There’s no legal standard on the ascertainment of ISP fault in Copyright Law, with the standard is referred to partly in the Article 36 of Infringement liability law, “Where no measures have been taken by IPS on knowing the infringement or violation by users against others, the ISP shall take the joint liability with the infringer.”

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