Copyright regulator tightens grip on cloud storage

November 06, 2015 | BY

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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

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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.

TheCircular on Regulating Copyright Order in Cloud Storage Services (国家版权局关于规范网盘服务版权秩序的通知) (Circular) was issued by