Friday Funnies: Piracy In China
The Bush administration's recent announcement that it would begin two new World Trade Organization cases against China was reported on widely by a variety of media outlets, including Technology Daily. The complaints focus on China's weak protection of intellectual property rights and its barriers to legitimate movies, digital videodiscs, music and publications.
But parody news site The Onion offered its own colorful take on the IP piracy issue by creating a fake list of other measures the U.S. has taken to combat the problem. Efforts include: Sending Steven Spielberg on a goodwill mission to explain to average Chinese citizens how piracy hurts his ability to make a living; implementing a new security algorithm on all CDs and DVDs that slows hackers down for up to three hours; and suing the pants off college kids. Read the full list here.
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