China's 'Green Dam' Software Program Near Collapse 46
katarn writes "Apparently domestic and international pressure, security vulnerabilities, and a $2.2B lawsuit over alleged stolen code have taken their toll on China's Green Dam software censorship program. Green Dam is a separate program from the 'Great Firewall of China,' which remains firmly in place. According to Green Dam program partners, funding for the project has not been renewed. The project development team has been shut down and the installation and aftercare team is facing closure. Unsurprisingly there has been no official comment from official Chinese authorities."
Re:Note: It was a US Software Company suing for 2. (Score:3, Informative)
According to WIPO, China is a signatory, and the treaty is in force, which means there is domestic legislation in China, and it would be via this that I'm assuming software makers would be suing.
Re:Note: It was a US Software Company suing for 2. (Score:3, Informative)
Link is here: http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ShowResults.jsp?lang=en&treaty_id=16 [wipo.int]