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Music Giants Sue Baidu Over Music Downloads

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the sweet-sound-of-being-silenced dept.

chengee writes "Music giants Universal, EMI, Warner, Sony BMG and their local subsidiaries are suing Chinese search engine Baidu for allegedly infringing the copyright of hundreds of songs, a press report said Friday. Looks like the party is going to be over for Chinese downloaders. But more importantly how will this lawsuit turn out in a place known for its lax copyright laws?"

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  1. No doubt, like everything - it's G.W.'s fault... by Chordonblue · · Score: 0, Troll

    I mean, why not? Everything else is: Hurricanes, wars, drugs, Gore's loss, etc.

    If it's G.W.'s fault that the rest of the world hates us, then what the RIAA and other scumbag agencies do overseas in the 'name of the artist they represent', surely isn't helping much.

    So when I hear that the U.S. is no different than China in this respect, I have to laugh. If China really cared about intellectual property as much as they did about even MENTIONING democracy, those 'reeducation camps' would be way over occupancy by now.

    Yeah, the U.S. and China are practically the same country... Funny though... When was the last time YOU were in a reeducation camp (public schooling aside, of course)?

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  2. Re:Care to provide some proof? by sn0wghOst · · Score: 0, Troll

    People who post to slashdot as AC with bullshit like this, suck as much as the corrupted US politicions. You just solidify this. 'nuff said.

  3. Shows what you know... by Chordonblue · · Score: 0, Troll

    The guy who posted below you is convinced that we ARE the same country.

    The sad thing is, he is totally representative of the Left now - The kooky Left that is currently running the Democratic party. Reality checked out of the Dems party years ago - all they seem to have now is hate. Hate for G.W., hate for anyone that in any way agrees with him. Hate, hate, hate...

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  4. Re:No doubt, like everything - it's G.W.'s fault.. by rainman_bc · · Score: 0, Troll

    being hauled away and shot by government stormtroopers.

    No, but rape and torture in Guantanmo Bay is okay right?

    Recall McCarthy era, and the old Communist accusations has simply remanifested itself as Terrorist accusations instead.

    Freedom in the US is fiction no doubt about that. (Not saying Canada is much better -> we have our own brand of stupidity here)

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