As part of China’s larger anti-piracy initiative, Beijing has slapped a ban on the selling of computers without operating systems alias “naked” computers. Wang Yefei, deputy director, Beijing Copyright Bureau, said that the Chinese will not be able to buy computers without operating systems and that the new directive will be effective end-2006. Yefei said that the ban is aimed at further protecting intellectual property of software. Some manufacturers have been selling “naked” computers, which are hundreds of yuan (tens of U.S. dollars) cheaper than those equipped with legitimate software. Some customers would install pirate software and infringe legitimate rights and interests of software companies, according to the official. China has made an effort to fight piracy. Since the year 2000, police have detained about 13,000 people suspected of breaking intellectual property rights (IPR) laws in cases involving 4.8 billion yuan (some 600 million dollars), and 3,370 people had been charged with violating IPR laws and regulations. Still big and wild country…
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