Beijing outlines new measures to fight piracy

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As a follow-up to commitments made by Premier Wu Yi at the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, China is strengthening its policies on trademark, copyright, and patent law violations. Lower thresholds for legal action against violators will be set, and for the first time, China will crack down on street sales of pirated sound and video recordings.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Government regulation (cont), Government expenditures, Government domestic functions, Government regulation, International economic relations, Legal/Government Regulation, Economic aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Prevention, Economic policy, Chinese foreign relations, United States foreign relations, Piracy (Copyright), Patent infringement, Trade policy, Cultural policy, Trademark infringement, Wu Yi, Zhang Zhigang, Chery Automobile Company Ltd.

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In battle to remove Hezbollah, both Israel, Lebanon pay price

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Israel is attacking the northern country of Lebanon in an attempt to quell Hezbollah. Fallout has created a humanitarian crisis in both Israel and Lebanon. United States Secretary of State Condaleezza Rice is arriving in the Middle East next week to aid peace negotiations.

Israel, Middle East, Lebanon, Political aspects, Political violence

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GM examines design of Chinese rival's car

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General Motors Corp. has launched a design infringement probe into SAIC Chery Automobile Co. in China. GM believes that SAIC violated its Matiz car model design rights with the Chery QQ model.

Investigations, SAIC Chery Automobile Company

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