Nearly 3,9oo websites have been shutdown for infringement in a crackdown by China’s copyright watchdog in the past five years, authorities said Sunday. National Copyright Administration investigated 22,568 piracy cases nationwide and deleted more than six million links to pirated publications during the period. China’s copyright watchdog today said that 3,908 websites have been shut down in a crackdown on copyright infringement in the past five years. Online copyright infringement has been curbed and the public’s awareness of copyright protection has been raised remarkably, said the administration, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. For all the latest World News, download Indian Express App

Source: Indian Express February 25, 2018 13:54 UTC