China to weed out pirated software in government

By Michael Kan | Dec 3, 2010

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 As part of a new push to weed out piracy in the country, China will inspect central and local government computers to ensure all the departments are using copyrighted software.

The government made the announcement on Tuesday, adding that the inspections will be completed before the end of October 2011. It follows a six month government campaign to crack down on intellectual property infringement in a country where pirated and counterfeit tech good such as DVDs, music, and cellphones thrive.

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