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China Opportunities for U.S. Entertainment Industry Still Saddled with Government and 'Copycat' Hurdles
[Editor's Note: Entertainment Law & Finance Editor-in-Chief Stan Soocher traveled to China over the summer to teach the course "American Music Goes to Court" at the International College of Beijing. He reports here, in a two-part series, on the state of entertainment industry issues in China, as U.S. companies try to expand their reach there. Part One covers the current state of copyright law in China and discusses TV and film concerns. Part Two, which will be published in our October 2012 issue, will discuss online content issues as well as the increase in U.S. intellectual property and entertainment firms involved in China.]
Beijing ' The banner just inside an entrance to the Silk Market in the capital city this summer read: “Embrace national brand, increase awareness for national intellectual property.” As it hosted the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO; http://www.wipo.org/) Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances, the capital city of China wanted to promote an image of a growing
protector of intellectual property for both domestic and foreign rights owners.
The international convention delegates did sign a Beijing Treaty on Protecting Audiovisual Performances. But Beijing streets and shops were soon be stocked again with “knock-off” goods of famous brands and illegal copies of entertainment products. And foreign individuals and trademark owners often find their trademarks registered in China by Chinese companies. For example, Chinese companies domestically registered the names of 88 athletes who played in the 2012 Euro Cup. (See the article on the process in China for disputing trademark registrations in this issue.)
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