Four music giants sue Baidu over rights

Televisionpoint.com Team
Four Music giants and their local subsidiaries are suing Baidu.com, China's largest internet search engine, for copyright infringement, state media said.

It is the second time this month that Baidu was in a Chinese court dealing with accusations of copyright violations. Universal, EMI, Warner, Sony BMG and three of their local subsidiaries claim that Baidu made it easy for its users to illegally download copies of 137 of their songs.

They are seeking 1.67 million yuan in compensation, the newspaper China Daily said.