Rock Records Seeks Injunction against Songs on Demand

Rock Records International Music Co. Ltd, sought injunction against Changsha Branch of Hunan Telecom, Changsha Huixun Infotech and Changsha Branch of China Mobile Hunan Company at Changsha, Hunan Intermediate People's Court and 680,000 yuan in damages.  The court heard the case on June 25.

As a distinguished record company in Taiwan, Rock Records claimed 68 works including the Artist Kong Leung's Fairy Tale MTV were shot and produced by it and protected under the Chinese copyright law.  The three defendants provided its copyrighted works in their songs on demand service through cable TV network without its consent.  The act constitutes infringement of its statutory rights and caused significant economic injury to it.  The case is pending for further trial.

2013-07-17