Shenzhen Cracks Down Hard on Piracy

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Shenzhen Cracks Down Hard on Piracy

The Shenzhen authorities in this south China booming economic zone have uncovered two underground pirate disc wholesale and retail dealers, nabbed two suspects and seized 15,000 illicit discs.

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The Shenzhen authorities in this south China booming economic zone have uncovered two underground pirate disc wholesale and retail dealers, nabbed two suspects and seized 15,000 illicit discs.

In a move to strengthen protection of property rights involving audio and video discs, Shenzhen has smashed 16 such underground businesses since the beginning of last year. Some 7,700 booths that sold pirated or illegal discs have also been punished or removed.

Altogether, the city seized 21.48 million illegal or pirated discs and captured 79 suspects during this period.

Meanwhile, the Shenzhen Customs hunted down 46 disc smuggling cases, and seized 34.51 million discs in this period, accounting for 70 percent of those seized by China's customs authorities.

Situated near the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, Shenzhen used to be a major distribution center for smuggled or pirated discs. The city strengthened its crackdown on disc pirating or smuggling at the beginning of last year.

Among its major measures, the city has established a 3-million-yuan (about 361,446 US dollars) fund to reward informers of such illegal activities. The authorities said that this step has provedvery successful.

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