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Article: RECORD COMPANIES LOSE LAWSUIT AGAINST CHINA'S BAIDU.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- December 31, 2007
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BEIJING, Dec 31 Asia Pulse - A group of leading international record companies have lost their lawsuit against Baidu.com (NASDAQ:BIDU), one of China's largest Internet search engines, for alleged illegal downloading and sharing of their music.
The seven companies, including EMI, SONY BMG, Warner Music and Universal Music, in 2005, accused Baidu.com of engaging in illegal downloading and playing 137 pieces of music owned by the record companies online without their permission.
They demanded a public apology from Baidu, the suspension of its download service and compensation of 1.67 million yuan (US$228,000).
But the People's High Court of Beijing ...