CNET News.com’s Michael Kanellos recently took a trip to Beijing, where he got to see up close just how big piracy is in China. It’s nothing like a covert operation — it’s a cultural institution. Armed with a video camera, he took to the streets to examine why copied discs are so widespread in the region.
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video (and all) copyright in China (and everywhere)
The salesman on the street seems to be making money. Why aren't the big studios producing (directly) the material he is vending? Easy answer: a failure in Marketing. If a buck and a half produces enough profit from a substandard rip-off (shot in a movie theater - ughh!) could not a legit copy from MGM or Columbia sell as well and still produce profit for them, for the vendor, and enjoyment for the purhaser?
The answer has to be yes, which begs the question, how? I don't know how, but give me the movie rights for China's 1.2 billion people and I'll figure it out pretty quick.
Paul Swift
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