R2G, a Beijing based company that managed the publishing rights of popular Taiwanese artist Jay Chou, has won a copyright infringement case against portal site China.com who were selling 18 ring tones of Chou's music without a licence to do so. The selling of such ringtones without a licence is not uncommon in China, so R2G, who managed Chou's rights on behalf of BMG Music Publishing Asia, are hailing the case as something of a landmark that could lead to a string of other cases being brought by music publishers operating in the region. The No. 2 Intermediate People's Court Of Beijing ordered China.com to pay R2G 50,000 yuan ($6,252) in compensation.
Jun 22, 2006
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Chinese website ordered to compensate over unlicensed ringtones
Beijing court orders portal China.com to pay 50,000 yuan to R2G after it sold 18 unlicensed ringtones of Jay Chou's music.