subject: Chinese official supports writers in copyright fight with search engine Baidu [print this page] Chinese official supports writers in copyright fight with search engine Baidu
An official with China's copyright watchdog has expressed help to writers involved with a current copyright battle with search engine large Baidu.
Wang Ziqiang, director in the copyright management division with the Nationwide Copyright Administration, explained Friday the administration supported the writers' move to safeguard their reputable rights as well as the administration would deal with the scenario in accordance with laws.
Wang manufactured the remarks in an interview with Xinhua about the sidelines of the meeting in southern town of Nanning, which mentioned problems linked to crackdowns on pornography and illegal publications.
Over forty Chinese writers posted a web-based open letter on March 15, accusing Baidu of stealing their functions and infringing on their copyrights. Baidu's Wenku database was blamed for making it possible for literary performs to become available on-line without having the authors' prior approval.
Later on, negotiations among writers and Baidu broke down as Baidu turned down requests for compensation for that writers' losses. The writers also requested a public apology along with a halt to any cases of copyright infringement, the two of which had been denied by Baidu.
However, Baidu has pledged to get rid of all unauthorized literary functions from its totally free Wenku database in three days.
On March 28, Robin Li, chairman and CEO of Baidu, stated the company is stepping up anti-piracy efforts and hopes to function out a mutually advantageous company product to settle the dispute.
Wang applauded the "relatively proactive" frame of mind Baidu has adopted. But he said it is by no implies a closure from the scenario, and the administration will keep on to investigate the issue.
Wang said, "Baidu Wenku has furnished a channel to disseminate pirated functions, thus violating the writers' copyrights. Copyright law enforcement organs will establish whether Baidu has violated pertinent laws and regulations following their investigation."
Figures introduced during the meeting showed that China confiscated more than ten million illegal publications through the initial two months of 2011. About 9.four million with the confiscated publications had been pirated copies of legal publications.
Since the starting of this yr, China has intensified its crackdown about the spread of pornographic content material, intellectual home correct infringement and also the manufacturing and sale of pirated items.
