As we reported earlier, China’s top Internet search engines,
Baidu and Sohu, have recently come under fire, as international music labels, Universal
Music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Hong Kong) and Warner Music Hong Kong have
taken legal action against the major players in Chinese-Internet, accusing them
of copyright infringement, by providing access to music files.
The First Intermediate People’s Court in China has agreed
to hear the case, but whether the tables will turn in favour of the record
labels remains to be seen as Internet companies claim that they cannot be
held responsible for carrying free and unlicensed links to music.
The music-industry lawsuits claim USD9m in damage
against Baidu.com Inc., and USD7.5m against Sogou, the music-delivery
service operated by Sohu.com Inc.
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