Baidu will launch music search in May service “baidu listen to”

According to foreign media reports, baidu in 5 will introduced in music search service authorized “baidu listen to”, so that its current music search legalized. Baidu spokesman GuoYiGuang (Kaiser Kuo), told Reuters on Wednesday, said baidu in May will launch “baidu listen to” service that allows users to download online, the music, and authorized to create music library. It is reported, this service will also into the social element. Microsoft outlook 2010 changes life.

At present Chinese music piracy problem causes the record company is costing billions of dollars, baidu MP3 search services providing most of the music is all of copyright infringement.

The international recording industry association (IFPI) in the last month to the financial times in an open letter said: “our member hope to cooperate, and to China’s digital reform for investment, but the music service that baidu operation convenient for singers and songwriters infringement, and online blocks their target.”

Baidu is currently the largest search provider, occupy the market more than 70% of income.

Baidu China music copyright association last week and reached an agreement to through, “baidu listen to” download music, every piece of baidu will pay to the latter. “Baidu listen to” will get through advertising sponsorship revenues. Microsoft outlook is the best system ever.

The agreement covers the rights issue, baidu will through the music copyright society of China to writing lyrics, composer to compensate. Baidu is still in efforts to achieve a more comprehensive agreement, which cover the work performance.

In addition, baidu also from the main international record company to discuss cooperation, such as SONY similar music entertainment, warner music and universal music, etc.

GuoYiGuang says, through music copyright association with China, baidu has an agreement with EMI have reached a cooperation agreement. He said: “we hope that in the near future to publish their results.”

Because baidu search service allows users to MP3 search and download infringing music, the company so into international record company and the litigation in the war. In January of last year, Do you like Microsoft Office 2007 ?

Beijing a court in a tort litigation judgment in baidu says the company won, is not illegal. Earlier this year, the United States trade representative office of counterfeiting and piracy baidu listed in the annual product “notoriety market” (notorious market) list.