China shuts down video sites
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- China has shut down 10 online video sites, “resuming an aggressive policy on such sites that had been relaxed during the summer,” says the IDG News Service.
Under the “Internet Audio Video Program Service Management Regulations,” “there are still some Web sites posting audio and video programs containing pornography, violence and terror, endangering national security,” the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) says in an online notice, says the story, going on:
“The 10 sites ordered to shut down include minor local sites, such as TVSou.com, TSXZ.com and Feesee.com”.
But all three were still online at 5:54 AM Pacific, days after the supposed order was announced.
Another 17 sites were, “officially warned to comply with SARFT regulations, including 371dvd.com, which on Tuesday prominently displayed director Gu Changwei’s banned film ‘Spring Begins’ (’Li Chun’) as one of its offerings, VeryCD.com and JPSeek.com,” says the story, saying these too were still up.
The sites are banned for, “ostensibly for breaking rules on the depiction of pornography, violence, terrorism and endangering national security,” says Variety, adding:
“The move by the all-powerful State Administration of Radio, Film and TV is aimed primarily at online platforms for the exchange of movie downloads, most of them pirated, as well as video-sharing sites. It follows in the wake of criticism of Chinese inactivity on piracy and illegal downloads.
“SARFT said on its website that some of the webcos had been warned for providing online video services without approval or spreading video programs that violate national regulations.
“The ban was imposed following warnings in March and May.”
IDG News Service – China regulator shuts video Web sites, warns others, October 28, 2008
Variety – China regulator bans video websites, October 29, 2008
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