Court rules iPad news app illegal, levies fine

BEIJING - Haidian District People's Court recently ruled that an iPad application for Chinese-language news violates copyrights, levied a 100,000-yuan ($15,600) fine and ordered the developer to withdraw the software.

The lawsuit filed by Beijing News alleged Minesage Co Ltd illegally used its content and layouts in software that was developed for the iPad.

The newspaper discovered the app called Chinese Newspapers last year before it developed its own software for the iPad.