Baidu sued amid claims of video copyright violation
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="piracy">piracy</span>-<span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="provider">provider</span> <span word="Sohu">Sohu</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tencent">Tencent</span> <span word="Holdings">Holdings</span>, <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Baidu">Baidu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="seeking">seeking</span> 300 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($49.2 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span> <span word="violations">violations</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Baidu">Baidu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="QVOD">QVOD</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="pirated">pirated</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hotlinking">hotlinking</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="computers">computers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>.</p><p><span word="Online">Online</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="Youku">Youku</span>, <span word="Tudou">Tudou</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="LeTV">LeTV</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Motion">Motion</span> <span word="Picture">Picture</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wanda">Wanda</span> <span word="Films">Films</span>, <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span>.</p><p><span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sohu">Sohu</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="piracy">piracy</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2009.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="competing">competing</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="thieves">thieves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="robbers">robbers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="law">law</span>-<span word="abiding">abiding</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exit">exit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="practices">practices</span> <span word="continue">continue</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="Baidu">Baidu</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="distributing">distributing</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="authorization">authorization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Baidu">Baidu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scope">scope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Baidu">Baidu</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="content">content</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="site">site</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="procured">procured</span> <span word="content">content</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sohu">Sohu</span>.</p><p><span word="Baidu">Baidu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rogue">rogue</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="pirated">pirated</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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