China Hearsay
Commentary and analysis of law and business in China.
Author: Stan Abrams is an American lawyer working in Beijing. His practice centers around foreign investment and IP.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • International Law • Law Practice Management • International • Asia • China • Partner
Recent Posts from China Hearsay
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Happy National Day
Starting tomorrow, we will be observing the National Day holiday, which confusingly lasts seven days. Wait, let me back up. This deserves some explanation, and I know you care about things like this. A…
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Miscellaneous China Litigation
Been waiting on this one for a while now: A Chinese farmer who claimed to have taken photos of a rare tiger was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Saturday for…
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It’s Been a Tough Year
Slightly off topic here on a weekend. First, it was George Carlin, my all-time favorite comedian, who died recently. Now we have my all-time favorite actor, Paul Newman, who succumbed to cancer last week. Rest…
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Microsoft Holiday Sale to Thwart PRC Piracy
Sorry to keep banging on the same nostalgic drum today, but wasn’t this a really great idea that was endlessly debated many years ago? Why the new policy, and why wasn’t this done earlier when…
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China Learning from U.S. Bad Practices?
This Shanghai Daily article is one step away from being a candidate for The Onion: CHINA’S economy can’t overly rely on growth in the real estate industry, said a report by the Chinese Academy of…
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Games Proves Validity of ‘China Model’
Allow me to be blunt. This argument is complete tripe: It had been some people’s view that the Olympics, both closely related with Western countries in terms of its ancient origins and its modern revival,…
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How to Say ‘Nader’ in Chinese
Rich touts the need for a Chinese Ralph Nader: Now, before anyone bemoans the role that Ralph Nader played in Florida 8 years ago, the article China says dairy firm knew of toxic milk for…
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China Internet Death by 2010?
Interesting story in China Tech News, although that first sentence is a bit melodramatic (as is my post title): The Internet in China may soon run out. According to the China Internet Network Information Center,…
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DRM Hell
So you got IP problems with your digital media product? Here’s a cool idea. Let’s figure out a way to piss off all your customers, limiting sales and killing the buzz you’ve spent years developing…
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Why Not Just Sue the Bastards?
Excellent post by Tom Chow on litigation and the recent milk scandal. This is in response to a nice little article in the Christian Science Monitor: A case that in the United States would attract…