Copyrights take a bite out of Apple
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Electronics">Electronics</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 730,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($118,000) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="infringing">infringing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span>, <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="No">No</span> 2 <span word="Intermediate">Intermediate</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="infringement">infringement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="downloading">downloading</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="batch">batch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Writers">Writers</span>' <span word="Right">Right</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="safeguards">safeguards</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>' <span word="online">online</span> <span word="copyrights">copyrights</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>' <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="granted">granted</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="App">App</span> <span word="Store">Store</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Guohua">Guohua</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>' <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="infringement">infringement</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p><span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comment">comment</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>.</p><p><span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="Feng">Feng</span> <span word="Gang">Gang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="since">since</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="downloading">downloading</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="uploaded">uploaded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="writers">writers</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Mai">Mai</span> <span word="Jia">Jia</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="uploaded">uploaded</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="violated">violated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="writer">writer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="platforms">platforms</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="verification">verification</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>.</p>
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