China ferreted out 17 illegal CD production lines and seized 169
million illegal publications in 2005 in its nationwide crackdown on
pornographic and illegal publications, according to government
statistics.
In addition, China banned 79 illegal newspapers and 50 game
softwares and punished a batch of criminals, according to a
national work conference held Tuesday.
"Through such work, we have frightened piracy activities and
established a good image for the Chinese government in intellectual
property right protection," said Liu
Yunshan, head of the Publicity Department of the Communist
Party of China Central Committee.
He said as this year marks the opening of China's 11th Five-Year
Plan period, it is important to do a good job in cracking down on
pornographic and illegal publications.
"Various localities and departments should severely crack down
on illegal publications, purify the cultural market, effectively
curb various kinds of piracy and strengthen intellectual property
right protection," he said.
(Xinhua News Agency January 18, 2006)
