"I know that China has not been very... um... energetic at enforcing foreign Intellectual Property rights within it's borders."

Lol, thats putting it lightly to say the least.

China replicates products and steals patented ideas all the time. From brand name watches, computer hardware, handbags, you name it - they steal it and reproduce it with inferior materials and sell it back to us. Oftentimes these inferior materials prove dangerous and/or toxic.

Wouldn't surprise me if World of Fight causes seizures (like some of their cartoons).

for historical reference...

new york experienced its cultural boom because england was unable to enforce her copyright upon the new nation that had very little respect for british intellectual property at the time.

later, hollywood experienced its cultural boom because new york was too far away to effectively enforce IT'S copyrights

china's not doing anything unamerican here.

The9 was pretty stupid to accept EA investment. It would mean exposing the workings of one of your most successful games to your competitor. Is it a surprise that Blizzard bolted? Duh.

"Wouldn't surprise me if World of Fight causes seizures (like some of their cartoons)."

COZ EVERY ASIAN COUNTRY IS THE SAME AMIRITE

Come on. That was Pokemon. Pokemon is Japanese. Don't cross countries, you end up looking really silly and not a little bigoted. :\

Fung: Cite your sources for your claim. My reading of history tells me cultural booms come when cultural developments occur in those locations, perhaps spurred by others' ideas (and even including some copycat activity in *some* quarters) but simply swiping them is not developing anything; nothing new = no boom. There's nothing any more "American" about violating intellectual property rights than any other crime is "American."