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US Senator calls for investigation into Shein, Temu over IP theft
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US Senator calls for investigation into Shein, Temu over IP theft

Shein has previously said it requires suppliers to certify their products do not infringe on intellectual property, and that it enforces compliance.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 2 min read
Alibaba’s Taobao is officially back on America’s naughty list

Alibaba’s Taobao is officially back on America’s naughty list

Being included on the list is a black mark, suggesting that a company is guilty of allowing rampant piracy.
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Rampant piracy of Indonesian games on Amazon's appstore (UPDATED)

Rampant piracy of Indonesian games on Amazon's appstore (UPDATED)

Indonesian mobile game developers are getting ripped off by pirates selling their IP without permission on Amazon’s appstore, Games in Asia has learned.
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Blizzard sues makers of Chinese Hearthstone knock-off game Sleeping Dragon

Blizzard sues makers of Chinese Hearthstone knock-off game Sleeping Dragon

Blizzard’s Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft hasn’t quite hit open beta in China yet, but that hasn’t stopped it from being so popular that someone has already cloned it. China’s Unico
C. Custer · · 2 min read

How to Stop Chinese Copycats from Stealing Your App

On Monday, my colleague Steven wrote about a cool new gaming platform inside of WeChat, and in the comments the estimable Serkan Toto rightfully pointed out that one of the
C. Custer · · 3 min read

Startups: If You’re Going to Copy, You Have to Do it Better Than This [UPDATED]

We write a fair amount about copycats — see this story from early last week, for example — but it’s rare you come across one so audacious that it almost
C. Custer · · 3 min read

Another Indonesian Flash Game Ripped Off by Copycat Developer

It seems that having your games copied and stolen by another developer is becoming a more regular thing nowadays. We looked into Indonesian Flash-based game Chase Burger a few months
Enricko Lukman · · 2 min read

China to Establish Digital Dispute Resolution Center to Solve IP Disputes

With battles between tech companies and disputes over intellectual property and copyrights online on the rise, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is moving to establish a dispute
C. Custer · · 2 min read

Indonesian Flash Game Stolen and Copied, Turned Into iPhone and Android App [UPDATED]

Indonesian game developer Elventales Studio has found that its S40 and Flash-based game Chase Burger has been copied and published on iOS and Android under the name Hungry Chase, by
Enricko Lukman · · 4 min read

Han Han vs. Baidu Legal Battle Settled: Baidu to Pay Peanuts, Wenku Stays Open

Han Han is sad Baidu isn't giving him more money. Sometimes, legal battles seem to drag on for years. Such has been the case with famed blogger Han Han’s lawsuit
C. Custer · · 2 min read