Beijing, April 26 (Inditop.com) China has destroyed over 36 million copies of pirated and illegal publications in 31 provinces in an effort to protect intellectual property, a media report said Monday.
China conducted a nationwide campaign on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day Monday to destroy pirated and illegal publications in order to increase public awareness of intellectual property protection, China Daily reported.
A total of 15 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities each destroyed more than one million copies of pirated and illegal publications in this year’s activity.
China obtained 8.48 million illegal publications and handled 1,894 intellectual property infringement cases in 2010.
