National Copyright Administration of China finds that 1,600 unauthorized websites aired Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies

CRIEnglish.com reported, “The opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was carried by more than 1,600 unauthorized websites from Aug. 9 to 11, of which 85 percent were found in developed countries, said a Chinese official on Saturday.”

“Yan Xiaohong, vice minister of the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC), said the Chinese organizer and the International Olympic Committee had monitored the unauthorized broadcast after the opening ceremony. Besides overseas unauthorized websites, more than 100 websites in China were found.”

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