In June, Shenzhen Municipal People's Government approved Provisions on IP Protection of Internet Software (hereinafter the provisions). The Provisions list the types of IP infringement via Internet and provide for the legal liabilities. This will further enhance the IPR protection for software in the Internet and push forward the healthy development of Internet and software industries.
It is learned that the software industry made a large contribution to the local GDP in Shenzhen, more than 10% in recent years. By the end of 2008, Shenzhen had 1,521 software enterprises and the total income generated from software industry had been among the ranking list across the country. The statistics show that the Internet users in Shenzhen exceeded 1 million; more than 3,000 governmental departments; enterprises and public institutions registered their domain names. Internet services including online offices, hospitals, electronic tax declaration were gradually developed.
