2019年CRI China moves on IP protection

 

This year's International Copyright Fair is underway in the coastal¹ city of Qingdao.

Forums² on topics including intellectual property rights and copyright protection will be held during the three-day event.

Eight contracts worth 13.7 billion yuan, which is around 2 billion U.S. dollars, were signed at the opening ceremony of the event.

Qingdao's Vice³ Mayor, Wang Jiaxin, hopes the event will help to change the growth model of the local economy.

"We will strengthen copyright protection and promote the development of the copyright industry, to make innovation the new driving force of our economic growth. It's also good for the industrial upgrading. We've held the copyright fair three times since 2013, and it's gaining growing influence both at home and abroad."

Official figures show that China's online copyright industry was worth 742 billion yuan last year, up 17 percent on the previous year.

Steven Ma is the director of the Office of International Liaison⁴ for the California Department of Education.

He said that China has established an intellectual property system that's in line with the country's conditions, as well as international norms.

"I first came to China 15 years ago and I went to Shenzhen. It seemed that you could buy pirated goods everywhere at that time. But now, it's very different. Actually, I can feel that governments at all levels are taking strict measures on copyright protection. I think it's very important for the national economy."

In recent years, China's government has enhanced protections for intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks⁵, and copy rights.

DeZerlin Media is a company that focuses on Intellectual Property creation, story development, and content production for the global market.

The company was founded in 2010 in Qingdao. Frank Antonelli is the president of DeZerlin U.S.

He said China's efforts towards improving copy right protections have been recognized by the international community.

"IP copyright is important worldwide. It's interesting that as the population of the world grows, it's actually becoming a smaller world. IP is going to be shared one way or another globally. It's going to happen. And I think what we are seeing now especially in China, is understanding of that and willingness to be at the forefront of making sure that it's taken care of, protected and shared in a proper way. And that's what I'm saying here in the expo."

156 enterprises from home and abroad are attending this year's copy right fair in Qingdao, from industries such as packaged food, publishing, animation⁶, electronic games, and toys.

Zhang Xiao is with the Qingdao Publishing Group.

"We are adopting a new industrial model. Before, we simply lend our copyright to foreign publishing houses, and they did the translation and publishing. Now, it's different. As the sponsors, we employ people from overseas to write books about China, and they are in charge of overseas distribution. We are expanding into the overseas market through joint⁷ investment."

Last year, China's external payments of royalties⁸ for the use of intellectual property rights reached nearly 36 billion U.S. dollars, up 24 percent from a year earlier.

These royalty⁹ payments have increased, on average, by 22 percent a year from 1997 to 2018.

The payments mainly come from the electronics, telecommunication¹⁰, and auto¹¹ making sector¹², which accounted for more than 40 percent of the royalty payments.

1 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

2 forums   

讨论会； 座谈会； 广播专题讲话节目； 集会的公共场所( forum的名词复数 )； 论坛，讨论会，专题讨论节目； 法庭

参考例句：

• A few of the forums were being closely monitored by the administrators. 有些论坛被管理员严密监控。
• It can cast a dark cloud over these forums. 它将是的论坛上空布满乌云。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 liaison   

n.联系，（未婚男女间的）暖昧关系，私通

参考例句：

• She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。

5 trademarks   

n.（注册）商标( trademark的名词复数 )；（人的行为或衣着的）特征，标记

参考例句：

• Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of ibuprofen tablets. Nuprin和Motrin均是布洛芬的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many goods in China have the trademarks of a panda. 中国的许多商品都带有熊猫的商标。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

7 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

8 royalties   

特许权使用费

参考例句：

• I lived on about £3,000 a year from the royalties on my book. 我靠着写书得来的每年约3，000英镑的版税生活。 来自辞典例句
• Payments shall generally be made in the form of royalties. 一般应采取提成方式支付。 来自经济法规部分

9 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

10 telecommunication   

n.电信，远距离通信

参考例句：

• Telecommunication is an industry of service.电信业是一个服务型的行业。
• I only care about the telecommunication quality and the charge.我只关心通信质量和资费两个方面。

11 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

12 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。