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Man jailed for pirating Mo's works

Jiang Ying, a judge specializing in intellectual property rights cases with Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court, said the disclosure of the10 most typical cases will help to raise public awareness of the ongoing crackdown on piracy.

"The piracy of products such as books and videos still has a big market in our country, since these products are being sold at lower prices," she said.

"If demand is still there from buyers, violations will continue."

She added that fines are not very harsh, meaning that temptation remains for people to get involved in the piracy industry.

"More people are still becoming interested in making and selling pirated products," she added.

Liu Yinliang, an associate law professor in intellectual property rights at Peking University, echoed Jiang's observations on the piracy market, adding that writers themselves should also actively fight against piracy, to protect their copyrights.

"Relying on crackdowns by the authorities or the police is still far from enough. We need a better legal environment," he said, adding campaigns cannot solve the root of the problem.

Under current Chinese Criminal Law, those who infringe upon other people's intellectual property rights can be sentenced up to a maximum of seven years, "but if products being sold involve porn, the punishment will be more severe", he said.