In a previous blog I wrote about Internet-Enabled T.V. in China and it's increasing potential for growth in China. According to iSuppli.com," [s]ales of Internet-connected TVs in China will reach 500,000 this year and grow to about 14 million by 2013, technology consultancy" (Pcworld.com). However, this new medium poses a serious threat because it is combining two media that currently operate according to two different "social etiquette." While the Internet is bombarded with piracy that can go undetected and resurface in various ways, television does not leave room for copyright issues and operates "by the book."
The combination of the Internet and T.V as IntEnablEvision in China is now feeling the heat as television watchers are literally able to watch pirated media (TV shows, films, etc...) on television in the comfort of their own homes. There have been many lawsuits against the Internet-Enabled T.V manufacturer, Haier such as, "Chinese online video content provider NetMovie.com [that] plans to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against Haier and three other major Chinese vendors selling Internet TVs, Changhong, TCL and Hisense. Online film distributor Union Voole Technology has filed a separate suit against TCL, the company that manufactures these Internet-Enabled T.Vs because of piracy" (Pcworld.com). Because this media is so new, restrictions have yet to be determined and lawfully written, but it will be interesting to see what measures Chinese government takes to govern this unity...till ban do they part
Also, check out a video talking about a new IntEnablEvision-like product Sony has introduced
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