A hit list of 50 illegal electronic games has been published by
the General Administration of Press and Publication and anti-porn
and illegal publication offices.
It forms part of nationwide efforts to defend intellectual
property rights in the electronic publication and software markets
and protect young people.
Liu Binjie, deputy director of the administration and director
of the State Anti-porn Office said in Beijing on Wednesday that the
government will intensify its fight against illegal publications
this year.
This will especially include pirated textbooks, electronic
publications and illegal journals that are considered to have a
negative influence on young people.
Among the 50 illegal games, 26 are pirated games including Age
of Mythology: the Titans, The Sims 2, Manhunt, FIFA 2005,
Battlefield Vietnam and Painkiller: Battle out of Hell. The rest
are illegally distributed foreign games including Conflict Vietnam,
Vietcong: Fist Alpha and Devastation.
The administration has called for departments across the country
to clean up the electronic publication and software markets by
targeting confiscation of the 50 listed titles and hold the
publishers, producers and distributors accountable.
The government launched its ongoing campaign against
pornographic and illegal publications in 1989.
(Xinhua News Agency January 27, 2005)