Monday, September 19, 2005

The copyright challenge

Greetings from Beijing. Lots of interest still in the market from media companies of all shapes and sizes despite Rupert Murdoch telling the world from New York today that things are moving backwards in China and that his businesses have "hit a brick wall" there.

Practical problems do abound even for those with lower profiles than the world's most prominent American with an Australian accent and this CNet piece highlighted on China Digital Times gives a good flavour of how IP abuse still tops the list of worries for many in the media. If content is king and your world is full of lookalike kings, how can you make money?

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