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IFPI to Sue Yahoo China Over Links to Pirated MP3s

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 6, 2006 - 4:47pm.
London - An international trade group of record labels announced that it plans to sue Yahoo China for copyright infringement, saying the site provides links to unauthorized free song downloads. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said it has not received an acceptable response to a letter it sent Yahoo China in April 2006, in which it asked the company to remove the MP3 links. The IFPI, which also estimates that 85% of all music consumed in China is pirated, is now taking the preliminary steps required by Chinese law for filing a lawsuit. "Yahoo China has been blatantly infringing our members' rights. We have started the process and as far as we're concerned we're on the track to litigation," said IFPI chairman and CEO John Kennedy, adding, "If negotiation can prevent that, so be it."

http://www.ifpi.org/site-content/press/20060704.html
http://tinyurl.com/gzabz (Reuters)
http://music.yahoo.com.cn

tags: Law | Lawsuits | Piracy | Music | Yahoo | China | MP3 | Asia | Copyright | IFPI | Yahoo China |



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