Chinese Writers Sue Apple Over IP Violations

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday March 18, 2012 @10:55AM from the gentlemen-start-your-litigation dept.

hackingbear writes "A group of 22 Chinese authors have filed a claim against Apple, alleging its App Store sells unlicensed copies of their books. The Writers Rights Alliance, founded by Han Han, a young popular Chinese author and the worlds' most popular blogger, who is known for his cynical criticism of the government, petitioned Apple last year to stop electronic distribution of the writers' books and had earlier persuaded Baidu, China's largest search engine, to stop publishing their material on its Baidu Library product."

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Hard for the little guy by wrathpwn · 2012-03-18 11:02 · Score: 5, Interesting

If it had been Apple or any other giant corporation who had been wronged, the victor of the case would be clear. I hope this guy wins his case and shows them that individuals have the same rights as giant organizations.