MPAA CHIEF SAYS CHINA RENEGES ON PIRACY AGREEMENT

MPAA CHIEF SAYS CHINA RENEGES ON PIRACY AGREEMENT

MPAA chief Dan Glickman has accused China of imposing tight restrictions on the distribution of theatrical films and legal DVDs while at the same time failing to crack down on the distribution of counterfeit product. Speaking at a Congressional hearing in Washington, Glickman outlined the bootlegging process. "Someone can illegally camcord a movie in Montreal, send the file by way of the Internet to someone in Guangzhou, who then dubs and subtitles the dialogue, and then illegally presses thousands of DVDs." The counterfeit DVDs, he said, are then distributed all over the world -- including the U.S. "A pirated disc made in China can, in a day or two, be on the streets of Los Angeles," he said. Glickman implied that China had made grandiose promises to crack down on piracy in order to gain administration into the World Trade Organization five years ago but has continued to drag its feet on the issue ever since.

16/02/2007