More than 300 cases involving alleged music copyright violations in the city of Rui'an ended with mediations and judgments in a local court. The China Audio-Video Copyright Association filed more than 500 lawsuits against 27 karaoke operators in the city since January for using unlicensed music works. By Aug 11, 38 cases had ended with court rulings, and 325 ended with mediation, in which operators agreed to pay 1,400 yuan ($8,960) for each karaoke booth annually.

(Source: China Daily)