Baidu faces new opposition
About 50 Chinese companies have launched legal action against search engine Baidu over mixing paid and organic results, using new Chinese competition laws, according to the Financial Times.…
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EMI deny involvement in new Baidu service
EMI says it is not part of Baidu's New Song Debut preview service, despite Baidu naming it a partner, though its Hong Kong affiliate Typhoon works with the search engine.…
The Register asks questions about Baidu's MP3 search, and the western firms with an interest in it
The Register's investigation suggests Baidu's MP3 search has suspicious features, while Western banks and investors hold stakes in the firm, which faces a second record label lawsuit in China.…
Google launch music search service in China
Google has launched a free music search service in China that links only to legitimate sites, sharing ad revenue with labels.…
New digital music service launches in China
Beijing company R2G is launching a subscription music service in China, featuring Western artists supplied via the Independent Online Distribution Alliance.…
Coalition of music firms call for action against Baidu
A coalition of music companies is urging other sectors to boycott Chinese search engine Baidu over deep links to illegal music, after a new lawsuit following changes in Chinese copyright law.…
Chinese search engine fined over MP3 search
Chinese search engine Zhongsou has been fined 100,000 Renminbi by the Hebei Copyright Bureau for copyright infringement through its MP3 search service, following an IFPI complaint.…
Baidu stresses it is pro copyright protection
Chinese search engine Baidu has responded to a second record company lawsuit over its MP3 search, saying it supports copyright protection and works with labels.…
Beijing court to rehear IFPI case against Baidu
A Beijing court has agreed to hear the IFPI's new lawsuit against Baidu over deep-linked MP3 search results, after an earlier case was dismissed.…
Industry score victory in Yahoo! China case
Record labels have won a Beijing court case against Yahoo! China over deep links to illegal music, with the search engine ordered to pay 200,000 yuan in damages.…
IFPI sue Yahoo! China
The IFPI's Asia branch is suing Yahoo! China for copyright infringement over links to unlicensed music, after losing a similar case against Baidu.…
EMI enter partnership with Baidu
EMI has partnered with Chinese search engine Baidu to launch an ad-supported online music streaming service in China.…