Chinese Search Engines Baidu & Sogou Sued For Copyright Infringement
Universal Music Ltd, Warner Music Hong Kong Ltd and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) Ltd have filed copyright infringement lawsuits in a Beijing court against Baidu.com, China’s most popular search engine. The music companies allege Baidu violates copyrights by simply linking to music files. And of course, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has chimed in by stating the music concerns have...
Italy Posed To Make “Degraded” P2P File Trading Legal
Italy is one step away from declaring file trading on Peer-To-Peer (P2P) networks legal according to Italian copyright law experts. The new Italian copyright law would allow users to upload and freely share copyrighted music, video and images as long as the items are in “degraded quality,” not sold and used for scientific or educational use. The new law has been approved by both legislative houses. The law will be...






