An Amendment to Taiwan’s “Operational Directions for Customs Authorities” revises original procedural guidelines to better carry out border control enforcement, and provides improved legal clarifications for rights holders, importers, and exporters in the case of a goods seizure.  The Amendment took effect on September 1, 2008.
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Under the new amendment, rights holders may file a one-time [...]

The Internet Service Provider (ISP) Liabilities Bill, also known as the “Safe Harbor” Bill, seeks to define the liabilities of ISPs regarding infringers’ use of the Internet to distribute copyrighted material.  Specifically, the Amendment states ISPs will not be held civilly liable to rights holders or ISP users after the removal of suspected infringing material, [...]

On October 25, 2008, the National Copyright Administration of the People’s Republic of China, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the U.S. Copyright Office signed the Strategic Cooperation Memo in Beijing.  The memo established a cooperative framework between China and the U.S. regarding copyright protection.�
According to the signed memorandum, China and the U.S. [...]