Copyright of online news, movies, TV shows to be enforced 'severely'

The latest national campaign to protect intellectual property rights will focus on online movies, TV shows and news articles, the top copyright watchdog said on Tuesday.

"To protect the copyright of movies, TV series and news stories online, the battle will severely strike websites and other platforms, such as cloud storage and social media platforms, that spread unauthorized works," said Yu Cike, director of copyright management for the National Copyright Administration.

"It will also target websites, mobile apps and WeChat accounts that publish, repost and spread news articles without authorization."