Beijing - Three of the major record labels have launched new copyright infringement lawsuits against Chinese search providers Baidu (NASD: BIDU), Sohu.com and Yahoo China (NASD: YHOO), following what record label trade group the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) called "months of fruitless negotiations." Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) (NYSE: SNE), and Warner Music Hong Kong (NYSE: WMG) filed claims in a Beijing court asking the search firms to remove links to unauthorized music files hosted on third-party sites.

Beijing - Yahoo China has lost its appeal of a Chinese court ruling that found the company's digital music service, which offers "deep links" to unauthorized music downloads, facilitates copyright infringement. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), whose record label members first brought the case against Yahoo China, praised the ruling.

Tokyo - Yahoo China (NASD: YHOO) has appealed a ruling from a Chinese court that found Alibaba, the parent company of Yahoo China, guilty of copyright infringement for providing "deep links" to sites offering unauthorized songs, lyrics and ringtones, Billboard reported. The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in April ordered Yahoo China to pay $27,000 in damages to record labels and remove the deep links from its service.

Beijing - Yahoo China has been ordered by a court in Beijing to pay the major record labels about $27,200 in damages, having lost a case where the company was accused of linking to free music download sites, China's Xinhua news agency reported.