Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Major Labels Sue Yahoo China

Beijing-based Alibaba, the operator of Yahoo China, has received a joint lawsuit from a number of companies, including Universal and Warner Music Group.
The 11 music companies said in their complaint that Yahoo China provided lyrics, mobile phone ring tones based on the songs and enticed users to download or listen to them online.
According to Xinhua news agency, The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court has accepted the lawsuit. While physical piracy remains rampant in China, there has been a number of lawsuits in recent months regarding the Internet (i.e Baidu) - it will be interesting to see how the court rules.

(Via Shanghai Daily)

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