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Thursday, 21 April 2005 |
Recording
firms fight MP3 song pirates
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 21 -- Shanghai court has accepted two copyright cases
filed by Universal Music and Warner Music against the Shanghai Book City and
several Chinese music producers, judges said yesterday.
The Huangpu District People's Court said it will hear the cases soon.
The plaintiffs said in their lawsuits that the book city sold pirated MP3 discs
that contain songs from pop stars Daniel Chen and Sammi Cheng.
Universal Music and Warner Music hold the copyrights associated with the songs,
the plaintiffs said.
The suit also alleges that Beijing Yuncheng Laser Disc Co Ltd, Beijing Weidi
Electric Publishing House, Hebei Jiyuan Photoelectricity Co Ltd, Anhui Culture
and Music Publishing House and Beijing Zhengpu Scientific Development Co Ltd
issued MP3 discs containing the songs without authorization.
Universal Music and Warner Music have asked the court to order the defendants to
stop sales immediately and make a public apology. The plaintiffs are also
seeking unspecified financial compensation.
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