Writers and Baidu in copyright talks
By Xu Chi |
March 24, 2011, Thursday
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TALKS between Baidu, China's biggest Internet search engine, and writers and publishers are to take place today in a bid to end a row over copyright infringement.
Shen Haobo, a poet and one of the campaign's organizers, said: "It will be a significant event for Chinese book and record industry."
Meanwhile, the National Copyright Administration is to investigate Baidu's Wenku system, the National Business Daily reported. Wenku has been blamed for providing platforms for book infringements.
An administration official said Baidu had sent a rectification report to the administration, saying the Wenku platform was equipped with a complaints center where writers could report links with pirated content and it would respond in 48 hours.
In the report, Baidu also promised it would delete files "as long as they knew or should know that they have violated people's copyrights," the official said.
Shanghai lawyer Wang Zhan said the promise showed Baidu was using "safe harbor" rules to protect itself from paying compensation.
Wang said the rules mean Internet search engine providers would not be liable for copyright infringement if they terminate links once copyright holders inform them about any infringements.
Meanwhile, another batch of 100-plus Chinese singers, composers and lyricists have joined the campaign against Baidu's alleged copyright infringements.
Shen Haobo, a poet and one of the campaign's organizers, said: "It will be a significant event for Chinese book and record industry."
Meanwhile, the National Copyright Administration is to investigate Baidu's Wenku system, the National Business Daily reported. Wenku has been blamed for providing platforms for book infringements.
An administration official said Baidu had sent a rectification report to the administration, saying the Wenku platform was equipped with a complaints center where writers could report links with pirated content and it would respond in 48 hours.
In the report, Baidu also promised it would delete files "as long as they knew or should know that they have violated people's copyrights," the official said.
Shanghai lawyer Wang Zhan said the promise showed Baidu was using "safe harbor" rules to protect itself from paying compensation.
Wang said the rules mean Internet search engine providers would not be liable for copyright infringement if they terminate links once copyright holders inform them about any infringements.
Meanwhile, another batch of 100-plus Chinese singers, composers and lyricists have joined the campaign against Baidu's alleged copyright infringements.
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