Music Industry Prepares to Sue Yahoo China

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday July 4, 2006 @12:53AM from the yahouch dept.

magicchex writes "According to their chairman, John Kennedy, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industries (IFPI) is preparing to sue Yahoo China unless negotiations are agreed upon which satisfy the IFPI. Yahoo China is the second most popular search engine in China, with the frontrunner, Baidu, already involved in an ongoing lawsuit brought by the IFPI. The BBC article is vague in its description of what exactly Yahoo China would be sued for, mentioning that it provides links to pirated music tracks but not explaining this any further other than a statement that 'a simple search on Yahoo China found mp3 files of recent releases for direct download within a few clicks.'"

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Re:The "Land of the Free" by dukerobinson · 2006-07-04 01:38 · Score: 0, Troll

The Chinese regime is neither totalitarian nor evil. In what way do you suppose they are?
Re:this is getting silly by incubuz1980 · 2006-07-04 01:41 · Score: 0, Troll

The US is getting close to the point where you can sue someone for NOT giving you a reason to sue them.

Too bad that the rest of the world is following close behind.

Bush thinks the the US is "the leaders of the free world"?

In the kingdom of the blind, the man with no head is king.