Yes, China does have copyright laws. The Copyright Law of the people’s Republic of China (“Copyright Law”) was adopted at the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People’s Congress on September 7, 1990. According to the 24th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People’s Congress on October 27, …
According to the relevant laws and regulations, the use of UPN is not definitely illegal, but it is illegal to provide VPN services without the approval of the competent authority. In China, according to the Classification Catalog of Telecommunication Services, VPN, i.e. the Virtue Privat Network is a kind of value-added telecommunication services and refers …
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In China, weed is divided into two categories: industrial hemp and marijuana, a kind of narcotic drugs. Article 2 of the Regulations on the License for the Cultivation and Processing of Industrisal Hemp in Yunnan Province issued and implemented by Yunnan Provincial Government (“Regulations”) clearly classifies and defines industrial hemp and drug marijuana, which states …
Guaranteed minimum wages was legislated in the Labor Law of People’s Republic of China (“Labor Law”). The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, a governmental department responsible for national labor policies, standards, regulations and managing the national social security, set the first minimum wage law on 1 March 2004 (“Minimum Wage Regulation” , referred …
Beware sites that offer some sort of reward or prize in exchange for your contact information or other personal details There’s a very high probability that they are gathering this information for direct marketing purposes. In many cases your name and address are worth much more to them because they can sell it to other …
In most US states and many if not most countries, employees have little if any privacy protection from monitoring by employers. When discussing sensitive matters in e-mail or other online media, be certain with whom you are communicating . If you replied to a mailing list post, check the headers – is your reply going …
The speed of Internet communication is often mirrored in rapid online acquaintanceships and friendships. But it is important to realize that you don’t really know who these people are or what they are like in real life. A thousand miles away, you don’t have friends-of-friends or other references about this person. Be also wary of …
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When mailing to unknown parties; posting to newsgroups, mailing lists, chat rooms and other public spaces on the Net; or publishing a Web page that mentions your e-mail address, it is best to do this from a “side” account, some pseudonymous or simply alternate address, and to use your main or preferred address only on …
“Cookies” are tidbits of information that Web sites store on your computer, temporarily or more-or-less permanently. In many cases cookies are useful and inocuous. They may be passwords and user IDs, so that you do not have to keep retyping them every time you load a new page at the site that issued the cookie. …
Do not reveal personal information inadvertently. You may be “shedding” personal details, including e-mail addresses and other contact information, without even knowing it unless you properly configure your Web browser. In your browser’s “Setup”, “Options” or “Preferences” menus, you may wish to use a pseudonym instead of your real name, and not enter an e-mail …
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