With a win against Netease under their belt, music labels are now going after Baidu…Universal, EMI, Warner, Sony BMG and their local subsidiaries are suing China’s largest search enginefor allegedly infringing the copyright of hundreds of songs.
The music companies allege Baidu has made it easy for users to download illegal copies of their songs via its MP3 search engine…the search company said Baidu.com only provides a music search service rather than downloads and added that the firm was communicating with the plaintiffs.
Related: Netease Drops Music Search Service To Cut Piracy
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