A hundred and one websites from China, including people.com.cn, xinhuanet.com, sina.com, sohu.com, and cctv.com, have jointly released the China Internet Industry Copyright Self-discipline Manifesto in Beijing.
The manifesto stresses that Internet service providers should take technical measures to prevent users from uploading popular films and TV programs that are currently available to the public through broadcasts, and stop providing services to users who violate the agreement by illegal uploading and remove the relevant content from their websites.
The manifesto states that Internet service providers should not publish any works or encourage their users to upload a work without the approval of the work's copyright owner. In addition they should stop users from uploading TV or films that are prohibited from public dissemination, via technical means, and delete or filter out the content in question within 24 hours after they receive complaints from the copyright owner.
