<h1>Regional month-long arts and culture festival launches with symphony; raises cross-border IP, performer engagement and market regulation issues</h1> A month-long regional culture and arts festival, co-sponsored by a national cultural authority, a provincial government and two special administrative regional governments, opened with a symphony and will present five program categories across multiple cities in the Greater Bay Area. The program includes over 100 performances, 19 exhibitions, 150+ community events and an international performing arts fair attracting nearly 300 institutions from around 20 jurisdictions. Legal implications include intergovernmental cooperation on cultural policy, cross-border intellectual property and performer engagement issues, and marketplace regulation tied to efforts to vitalize the regional performing arts market.