China fights with Internet piracy · 2007-04-24 17:36
The U.S. pressure on Beijing to crack down on widespread copying of music, movies and other goods has met with success, Pravda informed.
A Chinese court ruled against Yahoo Inc.’s China arm in a lawsuit by recording companies over music piracy, a state news agency said Tuesday.
Companies including Warner Music, Sony BMG and Universal Vivendi accused Yahoo China of violating copyrights because of links between its search engine and Web sites with 229 illegally copied songs.
The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court concluded that Yahoo China infringed copyrights and ordered it to pay 210,000 yuan (US$27,000; EUR20,000) in damages, the Xinhua News Agency said.
Yahoo China said it would appeal and stressed its respect for intellectual property rights.
“We will appeal this decision because we believe Yahoo! China’s music search service both meets and exceeds the relevant legal standards for intellectual property protection,” the company said in a statement.
_“An important principle is at stake in this case _ search engine operators should not be held liable for content posted on third-party Web sites.”_
• Heather Mills doesn't deserve to win - she thinks
• Brad Pitt and George Clooney to star at the Coens' film
|