Wednesday, October 05, 2005

China/Court/Internet Search

Reuters/Cnet: Baidu ordered to ax music referral service

"A Beijing court has ordered Chinese search leader Baidu.com to stop directing people to music download sites, in a case that may set a precedent as China seeks to show it can enforce copyright."

"Baidu, which aspires to become the Chinese equivalent of world search leader Google, said it plans to appeal the case brought by Shanghai Busheng Music Culture Media, a joint venture between EMI Group and a Chinese partner."

"China is trying to protect intellectual property rights in a country where pirated music, movies and software are available on almost all street corners."

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