Warner, Universal take action against Baidu
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Three global record companies have  launched legal proceedings against China's top Internet search  engine Baidu.com Inc, accusing it of violating copyright by  giving access to music files, an international music trade body  said.
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By ALEX VEIGA LOS ANGELES - Universal Music Group, the world's largest record company, contends the wildly popular Web sites YouTube and MySpace are violating copyright laws by allowing users to post music videos and other content involving Universal artists.
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Infamous for pirating everything from watches to software -- and Nike shoes -- China doesn&#39;t usually level copycat charges. But a Beijing court has ordered Nike to pay damages to a Chinese
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Universal filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against MySpace for allowing users to upload and download songs and music videos.
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Last Week in China - Baidu, Blogger and a China Summer Ends Some of the more noteworthy news tidbits that happened in China last week. Baidu wins lawsuit over MP3&#8217;s A bit more than a week ago Chinese search engine Baidu won a MP3 copyright infringement case lawsuit, brought to court by 7 of the world&#8217;s largest music [...]
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According to the interpretations by China&#39;s Supreme People&#39;s Court and Supreme People&#39;s Procuratorate, grave cases of non-profit production and dissemination of pornographic materials are also criminal and subject to punishment.
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Universal Music Group is poised to win a battle in its war to claim royalties from sites that allow users to upload videos that contain its music.
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Rick Cotton, of NBC Universal, says they need to in order to protect creators. Law professor Tim Wu says it is like helping farmers hurt by cheap imports by regulating airplanes.
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Universal Music seeks millions from Veoh, an online video-sharing site backed by Time Warner, alleging the site is ripping off Universal and its artists. Veoh counters that it removes copyright content when notified and complies with federal law.
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Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman isn't singing the same tune as Apple Inc. Steve Jobs when it comes to protecting digital music. Jobs wants to end digital rights management; Bronfman flat out rejected the idea yesterday.
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China's Internet search leader  Baidu.com Inc. is considering a domestic listing, a step toward  advancing its long-term aim to acquire search engine-related  companies, a senior executive said on Saturday.
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China is ready to enforce a new law limiting video sharing to state-owned companies, but regulators will probably look the other way in order not to screw up private business.
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Association seeks monetary damages from alleged film pirates.
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LOS ANGELES -- Universal Music Group, the world's largest record company, contends the wildly popular Web sites YouTube and MySpace are violating copyright laws by allowing users to post music videos and other content involving Universal artists.
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In a spat between partners who have shared a lot of success, NBC Universal has filed suit against Dick Wolf, the prolific producer of the networkâs three âLaw & Orderâ series. The suit, filed last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, centers on complex terms in Mr. Wolfâs contract. NBC argues that Mr. Wolf, right, is misinterpreting them to demand millions of dollars in executive-producer fees for two years after his shows leave the air. NBCâs interpretation is that if the network produces a sufficient number of episodes it can fulfill the contract and not owe Mr. Wolf for work he is no longer doing. Mr. Wolfâs side contends that the contract guarantees the money as a kind of termination payment, or âkill fee.â No matter when NBC decides to end his series, Mr. Wolf argues, he is to be paid for 48 more episodes. NBC asks that if the court finds the contract language ambiguous, it direct that the errors be fixed rather than force NBC to pay the money. A representative of Mr. Wolf, who like other Hollywood writers is on strike, said he was traveling on Tuesday and could not be reached. But Mr. Wolf issued a statement last week saying: âNBC Universal is trying to rewrite an existing contract. Apparently, our partner is willing to commission rewrites during the strike.â.
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Two more distributors of allegedly -- if not obviously -- unlicensed content are facing civil prosecution by the Motion Picture Association of America this afternoon. YouTVpc and Peekvid are the subjects of civil suits in US District Court in Los Angeles, not only for hosting unlicensed content but linking to other sources for unlicensed content as well.
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Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc.  , which operates six cinemas in China with local  partners, has agreed to sell three to a Chinese company and is  in talks to offload the rest, a company spokesman said on  Thursday.