Taobao.com's Crimes and Punishments: Examining Taobao as a Hub for Pirated CDs

(Sysku.com) Recently, with the strong support of the Chinese government, Microsoft has launched a defensive battle for its operating system products. The operating system modification industry, represented by Tomato Garden, has been forced to operate in the shadows, and public awareness of intellectual property rights is also growing stronger.

If we can say that various types of pirated operating systems on the market have become silent and no longer brazen, then Taobao.com, China's famous C2C website, is becoming the new route for pirated operating systems to seek a breakthrough.

Below are screenshots of search results for recently heard-of pirated operating system names on Taobao.com.

The author found that not only are the total search results varied, but the search results for individual pirated operating systems clearly show what we currently refer to as pirated operating systems. These merchants come from different regions, have diverse product categories, and these pirated operating systems all have successful transaction records, with some businesses doing quite well.