New Chinese law finds Yahoo in copyright violation

Shogun · 23rd December 2007, 20:16

Chinese courts handed the world's recording industry a significant victory Thursday, finding the search giant's Chinese music service was committing copyright infringement.Under new laws passed by the country last year, a Beijing court found that Yahoo China violated copyright by allowing users to search, download, and play pirated music from its Web site.

http://www.betanews.com/article/New_...ion/1198262361

Shogun · 23rd December 2007, 20:17

I hope companies begin to realize that they have to be extremely careful as they try to do business in China. Yahoo has taken an extreme beating - though I won't say it's unjustified - over the past year.

Sidney · 23rd December 2007, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shogun

I hope companies begin to realize that they have to be extremely careful as they try to do business in China. Yahoo has taken an extreme beating - though I won't say it's unjustified - over the past year.

You don't say; one of Yahoo's founders is Chinese.

He is still running the company today.

http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/management.cfm

23rd December 2007, 20:16	#1
Shogun [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calif. Bay Area, USA Posts: 1,748	New Chinese law finds Yahoo in copyright violation Chinese courts handed the world's recording industry a significant victory Thursday, finding the search giant's Chinese music service was committing copyright infringement.Under new laws passed by the country last year, a Beijing court found that Yahoo China violated copyright by allowing users to search, download, and play pirated music from its Web site. http://www.betanews.com/article/New_...ion/1198262361 Last edited by jmke : 23rd December 2007 at 20:40.

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23rd December 2007, 20:17	#2
Shogun [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calif. Bay Area, USA Posts: 1,748	I hope companies begin to realize that they have to be extremely careful as they try to do business in China. Yahoo has taken an extreme beating - though I won't say it's unjustified - over the past year.