China shuts down 205 illegal websites in 4 months

China shut down 205 illegal websites and ferreted out 436 cases of online piracy from September to January, Yan Xiaohong, deputy chief of the National Copyright Administration said here Thursday.

Yan said during the four-month crackdown the administration has collected 705,100 yuan in fines and penalties.

Seventy-one illegal servers have been confiscated, he said, adding that six cases of online piracy has been transferred to judicial departments.

Source: Xinhua