Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Copyright: China blames Baidu

The Chinese authorities will take action against 14 Web sites accused of violating copyright and promoted illegal downloading of music, says Xinhua, Monday, April 25. Among these sites contained Baidu, the first search engine in China. The agency did not specify what sanctions will be taken against these sites.

The Ministry of Culture attacking particularly the portal Baidu MP3 search engine that provides direct access to music. "Despite repeated requests the authorities, the content in question were not withdrawn," said Xinhua. Reuters quoted a Baidu spokesman said however that the group will act quickly to remove infringing content copyright.

"The indexing in search engines is an ongoing process, and some files [Editor's note: previously removed] were able to reappear in the results," he says. AGREEMENT WITH THE ASSIGNS In early April, Baidu announced the signing of an agreement with representatives of the repertoire owners.

For each downloaded, their sum will be refunded. This legal music service, to be launched in May, will be funded by advertising. In February, U.S. officials believed, in a report that the Chinese search engine was one of the main hubs of counterfeit and pirated goods.

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