Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Baidu wins the 5fad music lawsuit

Baidu was ruled not guilty of copyright violation by
the Beijing Higher People's Court in a lawsuit brought
by Hangzhou-based online digital music provider
5fad.com, reports the Beijing Morning Post. This was
5fad's sixth suit against Baidu, asking for a compensation
ofrequired Baidu to pay compensation of RMB 100 million.
Baidu was not convicted of copyright violation because it
provides an online location for links to music, rather than
uploading and storing unauthorized titles, said the report.

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