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Guangzhou Hosts Online Copyright Protection Forum
March 29, 2001 (BEIJING) -- A forum on online copyright protection was held recently in Guangzhou, the capital of south China's Guangdong province.



The Asia-Pacific Symposium on the World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty was jointly organized by WIPO and the National Copyright Administration of China.

Copyright experts from WIPO, the European Community, the United States, Japan, Malaysia, China and other Asia-Pacific countries discussed online copyright protection measures to facilitate development of information industries at the forum.

"Support from WIPO and countries that are advanced in copyright protection will surely help China further improve its copyright protection system," said Shi Zongyuan, director of the NCAC.

WIPO formulated WCT and WPPT in 1996 to regulate copyright protection catering to the fast development of digital and network technologies.