China to weed off pirated Olympics AV products

As pirated audio-video (AV) products featuring the opening ceremony and other events of the Olympics surface in some areas in the country, the State Office against Pornographic and Illegal Publications and the General Administration of Press and Publication released a circular to call for enforcement actions against them.  Under the circular, publication of any such AV products without the authorization of the IOC or BOCOG is deemed an act of piracy and shall be combated relentlessly. (by Liu Shan/Zhao Jianguo)

中国将清查收缴盗版奥运题材音像制品

本报讯  针对目前国内一些地区的音像制品市场上出现北京奥运会开幕式及奥运会相关题材音像制品的侵权盗版制品的现象，全国“扫黄打非”办、新闻出版总署近日下发了《关于全面清查收缴侵权盗版北京2008奥运会开幕式和奥运会相关题材音像制品的通知》。该通知指出，凡未经国际奥委会、第29届奥运会组委会授权的任何单位和个人，出版发行北京奥运会开幕式和奥运会相关题材音像制品均属侵权盗版行为，必须坚决果断地加以遏制。

（刘 珊　赵建国）