China court orders Apple to pay for copyright violationsDecember 28, 2012 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A court in China has ordered Apple to pay compensation to eight Chinese writers and two companies for violating their copyrights, BBC News reported. They had claimed that unlicensed electronic versions of their books had been sold on Apple's online store. The court ordered Apple to pay them 1.03m yuan ($165,000; £100,000) in compensation. This is the second time Apple has been fined for copyright violation in China. In September, a Chinese court ordered Apple to pay compensation of 520,000 yuan to a Chinese encyclopaedia publisher for alleged copyright violation. The US technology firm has appealed against that decision. Carolyn Wu, a spokeswoman for Apple said the company takes "copyright infringement complaints very seriously". "We're always updating our service to better assist content owners in protecting their rights," she added. Apple has had other legal issues in China as well. Earlier this year, it faced a lawsuit from a Chinese firm Proview, which claimed that it owned the rights to the "iPad" name in the Chinese market after registering it in 2000. Apple said it had bought the global rights to the "iPad" from Proview's Taiwanese affiliate for $55,000 (£35,000). However, the Chinese firm had argued that its affiliate did not have the rights to sell the iPad name rights for China, which is one of the fastest-growing markets for Apple's products. The dispute between the two firms resulted in Apple's iPads being pulled off the shelves in some parts of China. In July, Apple agreed to pay $60m to Proview to settle the dispute. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |