Those who believe that China’s central government can enforce intellectual property rights?a lot better than it is now doing?point to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing next August. Their peeved argument goes like this: China finally has something of its own at stake?protecting the Olympic rings and mascot. And they’re busting infringers right and left. That proves that they can do it whenever they want.
It sounds plausible. The Chinese government does have a lot at stake. It has tightened laws?two national laws and a third that covers only Beijing?to better protect the Olympic copyrights and trademarks, and it is cracking down on violators in a very public way.
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