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Jeboo sued for copyright infringement

Jeboo, China's largest online cinema, has had a series of lawsuits filed against it by five Hollywood giants, namely Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, The Walt Disney Company, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Columbia Pictures Corporation, and Universal.

The studios claim that the company "transmitted movies they produced without their permission" and demanded an injunction to stop the transmissions immediately. The studios are also asking for an official apology and 3.2 million yuan ($433,000 USD).



Jeboo, established 3 years ago, has network copyrights for almost 30,000 films and television programs and is the first provider of its kind in China.

More updates as they become available.

Source:
China.org

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 22 Nov 2007 17:50

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• 6 comments

• ZzeusS

  China respecting Copyright holders? LOL?

  23.11.2007 22:38 #1

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by ZzeusS: China respecting Copyright holders? LOL?for some strange reason it he last 3 or 5 years they have started to.. Iwodner where the modchip industry will pop up next since china is havign a hissy fit over IP/CP now.

  24.11.2007 01:00 #2

• ZzeusS

  Hm, that's a good one. Where will those mod people go next? You do actually need some facilities to produce.
  
  I'm guessing they will stay in China, but move their operations around more. Maybe change the company name more often. Shell game kind of thing.
  
  The irony of the situation is that I love my knockoff ink cartridges. Can't imagine paying US OEM prices for them.

  24.11.2007 09:19 #3

• ZippyDSM

  Originally posted by ZzeusS: Hm, that's a good one. Where will those mod people go next? You do actually need some facilities to produce.
  
  I'm guessing they will stay in China, but move their operations around more. Maybe change the company name more often. Shell game kind of thing.
  
  The irony of the situation is that I love my knockoff ink cartridges. Can't imagine paying US OEM prices for them.retail prices are going out of fashion altogether 0-o

  24.11.2007 14:07 #4

• YOBUZZB

  They'll never learn. Play the game, don't get played.

  25.11.2007 21:41 #5

• borhan9

  An never ending battle with china these guys will be the great duplicators of the world.

  20.12.2007 04:30 #6