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Wednesday, 20 July 2005 |
China
attempts to sink MP3 pirates
VNUNet.com - Haarlem,Netherlands
Baidu.com, China's answer to Google, has announced that it is to delete
thousands of links to internet sites offering pirated music.
The move is a response to requests from R2G, a Chinese digital rights management
company, which is currently preparing for a US initial public offering expected
to raise around $55m.
But most analysts have suggested that the move is a sticking plaster treatment
for a growing problem rather than a cure.
Salman Momen, director at Capgemini's media and technology division, said: "Baidu
maintained weblinks to music files much like the original Napster maintained a
central register of MP3 locations for file sharing.
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