Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice Advance Access originally published online on April 15, 2008
Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2008 3(6):358-359; doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpn075
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Beijing court rules Yahoo! China's music service liable for copyright infringement
Rouse & Co. International, Beijing
EMI Group Hong Kong Limited, Universal Music Limited, EMI (Taiwan) Limited, SONY BMG Music Entertainment (Taiwan) Limited, Warner Music Hong Kong Limited, Universal International Music B.V., Go East Entertainment Company Limited, SONY BMG Music Entertainment, Mercury Records Limited, WEA International Inc., EMI Records Limited v Beijing Alibaba Information and Technology Co. Ltd, (2007) gaominzhongzi No. 1184-1193, 1239, Beijing Higher People's Court, 20 December 2007
In a landmark ruling, a Chinese court confirms that Yahoo! China's music delivery service violated Chinese law by facilitating mass copyright infringement; the court ordered an immediate removal of links to all infringing sound recordings, ordering payment of compensation of RMB 212,600.
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