The issue focused on legal rights and privacy laws in China, where Chinese law enforcement officers can legally monitor citizens' Internet activity without court orders.

To prosecute illegal copyright infringement, courts often require prosecutors to prove criminal intent through prosecution or technical evidence that leads to prosecutions. They also provide lawyers with prosecutorial powers to pursue civil lawsuits against illegal behavior. The Supreme People's Court recently rejected an appeal by lawyer Zhang Ye from his lawsuit against court officials who illegally prosecuted him for unlawful downloading of political songs in 2010.
