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Intellectual Property

Jan. 7, 2010

China Charged With Stealing Software

A Santa Barbara software company filed a $2.2 billion copyright infringement lawsuit Tuesday against the Chinese government, alleging it helped steal and illegally distribute more than 56 million copies of licensed software.

By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A Santa Barbara software company filed a $2.2 billion copyright infringement lawsuit Tuesday against the Chinese government, alleging it helped steal and illegally distribute more than 56 million copies of licensed software to block violent and pornographic Web sites.

CYBERsitter, a 15-person family-owned company doing business as Solid Oak Software, claims China require...

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