Online copyright fight
The copyright dispute between dozens of Chinese writers and the Internet search engine Baidu is of landmark significance.
On March 15, World Consumers' Day, 50 Chinese writers published a declaration accusing Baidu of infringing upon their copyright by allowing the free uploading and downloading of their works from its website library wenku.baidu.com.
Baidu's answer to the accusations is that the site is a public space it has provided for Internet users to keep documents they have uploaded. Baidu admits it is possible that materials such as novels or stories may be uploaded without the authorization of the copyright holders, but says it does not do anything to the uploaded documents and once copyright holders notify them, it will delete the material.
