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05 March 2008

Chinese music company takes Baidu to court

Peter Ollier, Hong Kong

A Chinese music industry group is suing Chinese search engine Baidu.com for copyright infringement

In a statement issued on Thursday, the Music Copyright Society of China said it had filed a lawsuit in January in Beijing accusing Baidu.com of using 50 songs illegally on its website and demanding compensation.




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