2,554 websites closed over pirated content

More than 2,000 websites have been shut down for using or distributing pirated content, part of a national campaign against property theft, the top copyright authority said on Tuesday.

During the six-month campaign to protect IP rights, which began in July, supervisory departments inspected 63,000 websites, shut down 2,554 sites and deleted 710,000 links involved in pirated content.

Law enforcement officers confiscated 2.76 million pirated items, including books, CDs and DVDs.