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作者：Thomas Claburn  来源：[InformationWeek ][1]


 CBS Interactive Sued For Distributing China's Green Dam Filter

By Thomas Claburn,  [ InformationWeek ][1]

Oct. 6, 2009

URL: [ http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220301359 ][2]



[Solid Oak Software][3], the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based maker of Internet filter CYBERsitter, on Monday filed a $1.2 million [copyright][4]
infringement lawsuit against CBS Interactive.


The lawsuit alleges that CBS Interactive's [ZDNet China][5] made the controversial Green Dam filtering [software][6] available for [download][7] on
its [Web site][8] and that Green Dam included code copied from Solid Oak's CYBERsitter program.


The Chinese government earlier this year [said][9] that all PCs sold in China would have to come with Green Dam installed by July 1.


The government claimed that the software was necessary to protect young people from unhealthy Internet content -- mainly pornographic and violent
material -- but human rights groups reported that the software blocked political and religious content too.


Following protests by Chinese academics and computer user, as well as rights groups, [computer][10] trade groups, and government officials from
various countries, the Chinese government softened its stance.


In an August 13 news conference, Minister of Industrial and [Information Technology][11][China Daily][12], and said the software would be optional.
Li Yizhong acknowledged that the government's mandate "not thoughtful enough," according to

Having recognized the problem with mandates that affect consumers directly, the Chinese government is now directing its orders at businesses.


Last month, the Chinese government began requiring Internet service providers and data centers [to install "Blue Dam"][13] on their servers, a
combination of hardware and software filtering said to be 20 times more effective than Green Dam.


Solid Oak's lawsuit alleges that the developers of Green Dam copied almost 3,000 lines of code from CYBERsitting and incorporated it into Green Dam.


"A central component of the PRC's Green Dam initative was to convince and incentivize online providers to participate by offering the Green Dam
software for free download on Internet sites," the lawsuit claims. "Defendant CBS willingly participated in the PRC's plan, offering Green Dam for
free download on its Web site, ZDNet China."


The lawsuit claims that Green Dam was downloaded more than 31,000 times and that CBS has benefited by offering the software.


Solid Oak Software is seeking $1,238,450, the number of downloads times the $39.95 price charged for a legal [copy][14] of CYBERsitter.


CBS Interactive is not the only company involved in the distribution of Green Dam. Sony, for example, began [distributing PCs with Green Dam][15] in
late June.


Gregory A. Fayer, an attorney with Gipson Hoffman & Pancione who is representing Solid Oak, said that the company is still weighing its options with
regard to additional lawsuits.


He said that the main goal of the lawsuit was to protect Solid Oak's rights, but acknowledged that the case has broader implications for the ability
of smaller companies to protect their intellectual property from infringement overseas.

   [1]: http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=2XY2QRJ2QHQZ5QE1GHPCKH4ATMY32JVN

   [2]: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220301359

   [3]: http://www.solidoak.com/

   [4]: http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=copyright&x=&y=

   [5]: http://www.zdnet.com.cn/

   [6]: http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=software&x=&y=

   [7]: http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=download&x=&y=

   [8]: http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=Web%20site&x=&y=

   [9]: http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/privacy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217800830

   [10]: http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=computer&x=&y=

   [11]: http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=Information%20Technology&x=&y=

   [12]: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bw/2009-08/24/content_8605811.htm

   [13]: http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2009/09/13/china-blue-dam-activated/

   [14]: http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/defineterm.jhtml?term=copy&x=&y=

   [15]: http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=218101773

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