| Large Chinese enterprises move to use copyrighted software, official says |
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| Wednesday,December 12,2007 Posted: 06:03 BJT(2203 GMT) |
| From:Xinhua Article type:Reproduced |
More than 1,500 large Chinese enterprises have installed copyrighted software since April 2006, said Liu Binjie, director of the General Administration of Press, here on Monday.
In April 2006, the National Copyright Administration and seven other ministries issued a joint notice urging Chinese companies to use copyrighted software.
Central and provincial governments have investigated 3,600 enterprises. More than 1,100 companies have faced penalties for using pirated software, Liu told a conference on software copyright issues.
The meeting also heard that China was working to promote the use of legitimate software by official organizations. Government entities and institutions above the city level have installed copyrighted software since a State Council order to that effect was issued in 2004.
China also adopted regulations in 2006 requiring computers made in China, or imported for sale here, to be pre-loaded with legitimate operating systems.
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