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Google China Integrates MP3 Search
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has decided to conform with what other search engines in China are succeeding in: MP3 search. Google China previously invested in Top100.cn, a legal Chinese music download service store. The Google China MP3 search service is available at: http://www.google.cn/music/. This service is only available to those in China.
Below is a screen shot of what the service looks like
[source: China Web2.0 Review]
Google China MP3 search allows users in China to download MP3s, read lyrics, and buy ringtones. Google China will share advertising revenue with music labels and charges RMB 1-3 yuan per download. This is Google’s way of competing with Chinese search engine juggernaut Baidu.com. About 9% of Baidu users search for MP3s.
Categories Baidu, Google
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MPAA Wants Google To Fight Piracy in China
It was 5 days ago that Google Inc. had confirmed its investment into Xunlei Network Technology Company and now the MPAA is persuading Google to crack down piracy in China.
Xunlei develops software that allows users to download pirated movies. In the MPAA’s battle to crackdown copyright infringement, the agency has won cases against several companies, including Sohu.com Inc. Xunlei has 120 million users.
“We’re going to see more lawsuits involving online copyright infringements because Internet companies are making more money and more people are using the Internet,” stated Jasper Zhang, who is a partner at the Zhong Lun Law Firm in Shanghai, China. “Laws and regulations aren’t going to stop piracy overnight.”
In defense of the Chinese company, Xunlei spokesperson Jackson Zhang mentioned that Xunlei does not upload the videos, only provides the P2P software. Beijing, China Google representative, Marsha Wang reassured that “We’re very serious about respecting copyright.”
Google bought a stake in Xunlei to take on Baidu.com, the largest China-based search engine.
[Source: Bloomberg]
Categories Baidu, Google, MPAA, Xunlei
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