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China's first national anti-piracy organization, the Anti-Piracy Committee, was established in Beijing on Friday.
The committee, established under the authority of the CopyrightSociety of China, is composed of 82 members from anti-piracy organizations all over the country.
The committee will coordinate the anti-piracy efforts initiatedby different regions, industries, departments and individuals, andit will handle anti-piracy related affairs, as required by copyright owners and their deputies, of investigating, collecting evidence, asking for administrative regulation or filing a lawsuit.
Copyright-related industries include software, movie and TV production, records and publishing.
Customs statistics indicate that China seized 50 million pirated compact discs in the first seven months of this year.
(Xinhua News Agency October 26, 2002)
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