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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Re:Chinese Writers... by meerling · 2012-03-18 12:04 · Score: -1, Redundant

I'd bet that Engrish article title was written by a native English speaker.
Maybe not, but still...
Role Reversal by MacGyver2210 · 2012-03-18 16:34 · Score: -1, Redundant

I can't help but laugh a little that someone in China, one of the world's leading copyright infringers and notorious ignorers of IP laws, is suing Apple over IP.
That's like the pot calling the kettle a pot.

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