Nowadays,itisknowntoallthatChinahasbecomeaplaceoframpantpiratedproducts:piratedCDs,piratedVCDs,piratedDVDs,piratedbooks…Theyareavailableeverywhereandwearesoaccustomedtothephenomenonthatwewon’tfeelitstrangetoseepiratedcopiesofthelatestmoviesevenbeforetheyareonshownintheatres.
Thereasonsforthephenomenon,whichareobvioustoall,canbelistedasfollows:
Firstofall,thepriceoftheproductsthatarepiratedistoohighthatmostpeoplecannotaffordit.Second,thepriceofthepiratedproductsismuchlowerand,insomecases,thepiratedproductdoesn’tnecessarilymeanlowquality.Alsoplayingapartisthelocalgovernment.Someofficialsgivetopprioritytoeconomy.Theywilltolerate,orevenencourage,anythingsolongitcanbringthemfinancialincome.
Butthepiratedproductsreallydomuchharm.First,theyinfringeintellectualpropertyrights.Second,theyoffendagainsttherulesofthemarket.Asaresultofpiracy,companiesinvestingininventionwillinevitablyrunbankruptcyandoursocietywillstopwhereitis.Noadvance.Noprogress.
Inviewoftheseriousnessoftheproblem,effectivemeasuresshouldbetaken:foronething,itishightimethatpeoplealloverChinarealizedtheharmofpiracy;foranother,thegovernmentshouldissuestrictlawsandregulationsinordertoputthesituationundercontrol.