From the chinese press

Protect copyright laws

The negotiation between Baidu.com, China's most popular search engine, and about 50 authors broke down recently. And since Baidu Wenku online library claims to be a platform where books are shared and downloaded free of cost and refuses that it has violated copyright laws, the number of authors criticizing Baidu is increasing, says an article in Beijing Times. Excerpts:

Though Baidu has softened its stance, it still has not admitted that it has infringed upon authors' copyrights. But Baidu is under greater moral pressure because more authors are condemning it now. Besides, Baidu is observing people's opinions, and has been careful not to say anything that could be used against it as legal evidence later.