Baidu, China's largest search engine, is being sued for copyright violations.
By: Andy Hodges
Published: Mar 1, 2008
Updated: Sep 2, 2010
Baidu, China's most popular search engine, is being sued by the Music Copyright Society for providing music via webcast and offering music download services without approval.
Qu Jingming, Music Copyright Society official, alleges that Baidu practiced piracy while earning huge advertising revenues on its number of its.
The copyright society said its lawsuit, filed in a Beijing court, claims Baidu used 50 songs illegally and demands compensation. The alleged piracy forced legitimate online music providers to shut down.
{slot15}It is the second such lawsuit against Baidu.
In addition to linking to piracy sites, which just about every search engine does, Baidu also links directly to MP3s, movie rips, and other copyrighted content.
Several music publishers have sued Baidu and demanded it remove links to thousands of sites that carry unlicensed copies of music. The parties include Universal Music Ltd., Sony BMG Music Entertainment Ltd., Warner Music Hong Kong Ltd. and Hong Kong-based Gold Label Entertainment Ltd.
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