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As internet-driven media goes mainstream, operators may find themselves subject to the same regulatory controls that are used to keep the mass media in check
It was all fun last February when a young man named Hu Ge posted an internet video wickedly satirizing director Chen Kaige's pompous period film, The Promise. The video became wildly popular and Hu found himself at the vanguard of China's emerging internet "spoofing" culture.
Unfortunately, some of the fun drained out when Chen threatened to sue Hu for defamation and copyright violations, and the online discussion rapidly turned nasty.
When another ...
Unfortunately, some of the fun drained out when Chen threatened to sue Hu for defamation and copyright violations, and the online discussion rapidly turned nasty.
When another ...
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