Dear Judge Jiang,

 I have recently discovered your website, and would  like to congratulate you on such a fantastic resource.

 Currently I living in Beijing researching my  dissertation concerning intellectual property rights  in China. I am a Masters srudent from Leeds University  in the UK, studying in the Chinese Centre for Business  and Development.

 I have closly studied Chinese IP law for the past 6  months and from what I can see China has already  achieved such a lot in its fight against pitacy,  although more can be done. I agree with you however  that foreign vompanies need to have more patience.

 I would like to ask you something about your vision  for the future. What do you think the sitution will be

 like in China in 10 years time? Do you think there  will be less piracy and how will this be achieved? By

 educating Chinese people into thinking differently?  And why do Chinese people not traditionally view this

 as a crime? I am interested with this because as a  Westerner I do not understand.

 May I congartlate you on your English! If only my  Chinese was good enough to write this letter in  Chinese!

 Thank-you for taking the time to answer these  questions.

 Yours,

 Michelle Day  

Dear Ms. Michelle Day,

I am happy to receive your mail and appreciate your interest for Chinese IP law and practice.

What do you think the situation will be like in China in 10 years time?

I am sure that the situation will be much more better or improved in 10 years time then the past 10 years. Nothing could change the whole situation and going on the correct way of the reform in China except the Taiwan issues making trouble and block of the improvement of the whole situation in China. Especially US could join the trouble. US and UK should have the far-sight in the field.

Do you think there will be less piracy and how will this be achieved? By educating Chinese people into thinking differently?

Certainly there will be less and less piracy while China will have been developing much more better and better of the economic and politic and legal system.  Education should be very important for making Chinese people thinking differently. Further more the foundation of the education should be succeed in a modern and civilized China.

And why do Chinese people not traditionally view this as a crime?

I think that is a complicated question. Should say It is not so long time for protection of copyright in China. Before the Criminal  Law in 1997 piracy was not a kind of a crime though it is a kind of infringement. Traditionally, piracy has been concerning intellectual mainly including teachers and students, etc. Students learn from their teachers and they learn from each other. They are admirable if they learn very well and similar with their teacher, whatever in literature or art. Then culture has been spreaded and transferred. International trade and modern industry have be shifting the old thinking and situation in China. Piracy and other infringement infringe public interests and order of the society. Therefore it is a correct choice for preventing the piracy.

Above is only simple and personal and no thinking well ideas. Perhaps they could help for your study. For more information visit my website www.chinaiprlaw.com please.

Regards,

judge jiang

Beijing