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On Christmas Day 2000, China's telephone users received an unexpected gift - a document that called for a substantial reduction in China's fixed-line telephone…

Adopted: December 28 2000Main contents: The Decision lists acts that, when constituting a crime, will be subject to criminal prosecution. Such acts include…

Issued: October 16 2000Interpreting authority: Ministry of Information IndustryEffective: as of date of issueApplicability: For the purposes of the Regulations,…

Issued: April 10 2000Applicability: For the purposes of the Circular, foreign-related copyright cooperation means provision by a foreign publisher or other…

Interpretations concerning copyright disputes involving computer networks have been issued by the Supreme People's Court to clarify the application of the law in this area.

The Supreme People's Court has recently issued new judicial interpretations to counteract protection of intellectual property rights on the internet as the existing Copyright Law does not cover such protection.

A Time Warp in the Telecommunications Industry?In November 2000, a senior minister at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (MOFTEC) told…

The new PRC Telecommunications Regulations promulgated by the State Council and became effective on September 25 2000.

The draft PRC Cryptography Law, set to be the first and highest-level legislation governing all encryption technology in China, mandates strict cooperation with the authorities and limits foreign suppliers from the market