Writers win copyright lawsuit against Baidu
<p><span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="Flash">Flash</span> <span word="Player">Player</span></p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>-<span word="read">read</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="infringement">infringement</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="Baidu">Baidu</span>.</p><p><span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sued">sued</span> <span word="Baidu">Baidu</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="library">library</span>, <span word="Wenku">Wenku</span>, <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="permission">permission</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Haidian">Haidian</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="claim">claim</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trio">trio</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> 145,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($23,000) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="damages">damages</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="asking">asking</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="stated">stated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Baidu">Baidu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="piracy">piracy</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="users">users</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="low">low</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Yinliang">Yinliang</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="University">University</span>.</p><p><span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="legislators">legislators</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="levy">levy</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="infringe">infringe</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="authors">authors</span>.</p><p><span word="Han">Han</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="sued">sued</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wenku">Wenku</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> 760,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="homepage">homepage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="library">library</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="over">over</span> 80,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="severity">severity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infringement">infringement</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="insufficient">insufficient</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="Wenku">Wenku</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>.</p>
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