Institute for Internet Policy & Law @ Beijing Normal University

At the critical time of releasing 3G standard (TD-SCDMA), the Minister of Information Industry warned Qualcomm that they should not even consider charging 10%-20% of the whole 3G sale revenue as the patent fees. So far, Qualcomm has been silence on the China’s announcement that Chinese enterprise–DaTang–has the independent intellectual property rights over the new standard.

http://tech.sina.com.cn/t/2006-12-21/03111298838.shtml

Different from the normal affirmative and even supporting attitude toward the enactment of a new legislation, Chinese governmental media seems unanimously denouncing both the effectiveness and the motive of the new Online Music Regulations that were just released by the Ministry of Culture. It’s a signal that the media that is keen of exploring the online chance is fed up with the regulations matrix on the Internet.

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/12/18/300138/Online_music_regulation_questioned.htm

Ebay finally acknowledged its failure in Chinese market by a thorough withdrawal. It sold out all of its Ebay-Eachnet business to Tom.com. It failed to make any profit in its 3-year operation under the powerful competition from local C2C businesses. It has already withdrawn from Taiwan and Japan market. The Internet is borderless, but a business can only grow in the most suitable soil.

http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2006-12-20/09381297173.shtml

Is the Chinese government the agent of the western copyright industry? It sounds weird but a pack was just signed in Beijing with Business Software Alliance and The Publishers Association in the U.K., and, in the U.S., the Association of American Publishers and the Motion Picture Association of America. If they hand over their claims against infringement, they get a fast-track treatment. Would that be consistent with the National Treatment under the WTO TRIPS?

http://news.com.com/China+signs+licensing+pact+with+U.S.%2C+U.K./2100-1014_3-6144063.html

It’s the second time that the court ruled against the Ministry of Finance in the government procurement dispute. This is largely caused by two conflicting laws–Government Procurement Law and Government Bidding Law that are administered by the Ministry of Finance and the National Commission of Reform and Development.

http://news.sina.com.cn/c/l/2006-12-17/234411814555.shtml