Deep Links

China's 5fad Sues Baidu Over Music Copyrights in U.S. Court

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 11, 2008 - 10:36am.

Hanhzhou, China - Chinese digital music distributor 5fad.com announced on Wednesday that it has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against leading Chinese search engine Baidu (NASD: BIDU) in federal court in New York. Baidu has been the target of a number of lawsuits from record labels in its home country of China, but this suit filed by 5fad appears to be the first such action to be accepted for review by a U.S. federal court, in this case the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Labels Seek Millions in Damages from China's Baidu, Sohu

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2008 - 9:22am.

Beijing - A Chinese court has agreed to hear two multi-million dollar copyright infringement claims brought by major record labels against Chinese search engine Baidu, and Web portal Sohu and its Sogou media search engine, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The Beijing Intermediate People's Court will hear a $9 million claim against Baidu brought by Universal Music Group, Sony (NYSE: SNE) BMG and Warner Music (NYSE: WMG), who will argue that the search engine aids copyright infringement by providing "deep links" to unauthorized downloads on third-party sites.

Chinese Music Orgs File Copyright Lawsuit Against Baidu

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 28, 2008 - 12:00pm.

Shanghai - Following similar actions recently taken by major record labels, two groups representing Chinese musicians have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Baidu, the country's most popular search engine, Reuters reported.