Beijing movie website aims to sue competitors

LeTV.com, a Beijing-based video website, said yesterday it will take its competitors to court for copyright infringement.

The site discovered on Oct 31, 2008 that Maxthon, a company known for its internet browsing technology, gave an online broadcast of the movie Set Off (Ji Ri Qi Cheng) to which LeTV claimed exclusive rights. This news came from a press release by Haidian District Court.

LeTV claims it asked Maxthon to stop broadcasting the movie immediately and asked Maxthon and another video website to pay 100,000 yuan in compensation.