p2pnet.net News:- Chinese vice premier Wu Yi and the Chinese government have every reason to be pleased with themselves.

They’ve won the approval of the IFPI (International Phonogram Producers Federation), the music industry-owned enforcement and marketing organization.

Enforcing Intellectual Property (IP) rights in China has been a top priority for “a record industry that has seen its local market decimated by a piracy level in excess of 90%,” says the IFP in a puff release.

“A [sic] historic pledge like the one made by Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi last night is a huge step forward in the fight against one of the highest rates of piracy in the world,” it says.

This refers to a Chinese government promise to “crack down on pirates of physical goods in a nationwide campaign coordinated at the national, provincial and local level by the Vice Premier herself. herself.”

One wonders if members of Big Music’s FBI enforcement teams, which have just completed a successful mission raiding schools in the US, will be sent to ‘assist’ the vice premier in her efforts on behalf of the music industry.

Only time will tell.

In the meanwhile, the IFPI’s approval of the “crack down on pirates” is somewhat qualified.

“While the international recording industry commends the Chinese government for today’s announcement, it would like to see more than a commitment on paper,” it says sternly in a statement, going on:

“Together with the RIAA [Recording Industry Association of America] it calls on Mme. Wu Yi to accomplish a reduction of piracy by 50% from its current levels by the end of the year, with further verifiable and significant reductions in the following years so that legitimate business can expand and TRIPS level enforcement be achieved.”

The IFPI doesn’t say what action it will take against China if these goals aren’t met.

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