IPR in China: Talkin’ ‘Bout Some Other Generation
Posted on October 25, 2007
Filed Under China Business, China Law, Intellectual Property, Software Piracy |
Reuters, via China Tradezone, reports:
China’s battle against intellectual property rights piracy will take “generations”, a senior official said on Thursday, but added the main victims were Chinese and other countries should stop politicizing the issue.
Chinese IPR chief Tian Lipu said the government did not fear the United State’s decision to take China to the World Trade Organization over complaints of widespread counterfeiting.
…”Is IPR protection a problem? Yes, it is. But is it as serious as some say? Not necessarily. To a greater degree, it’s hyped-up, politicized. We cannot accept that,” said Tian.
…”One generation is not enough here. If you ask me, I estimate it will take three to five generations.”
Mr. Tian, who was oddly described as “casually dressed” (hmm, what was the brand of that shirt?), misses the point. The existing business models of the entertainment and software industries are wilting under the bright glare of the internet. Piracy will become less and less of an issue in this generation.
It’s the technology patents, commercial brands, and industrial designs, both foreign and domestic, that China should focus on protecting. If China ever realizes its ambitions as a world leader in developing intellectual property, it may find itself on the other end of the stick some day.
Instead of expecting its grandchildren to pay for Die Hard, the Next Generation: A New Beginning - Part Deux, China should lay the groundwork to make sure they get paid for their innovations.
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