Copyright regulator tightens grip on cloud storage

Cloud computing service providers in China have to actively remove copyright-infringing content from their networks and put in place systems to prevent users from sharing such works. Rights owners welcome the development but data privacy concerns emerge

15 minute readNovember 06, 2015 at 12:47 AM
By
Katherine Jo
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Copyright regulator tightens grip on cloud storage

China has strengthened regulation against piracy in cloud storage by requiring service providers to actively look for and remove copyright-infringing material on their networks.

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