SNS sued for the first time in tort dispute

Reporter Wang Qiuxi

Popular social networking site, because of the suspected in the column to provide unauthorized songs for users to listen to and download, Beijing Long Culture and Arts Limited Liability company (hereinafter referred to as Dragon Music Company) to sue for infringement, and claim 65,000 yuan. Yesterday, the reporter learned that the Haidian court has accepted the case. This is the first time social networking sites have been involved in tort disputes over the use of online music products.

Long company sued, 2008, the company and singer Jiang Su, Yin Sangjie signed a copyright agreement, the company enjoyed the Jiang Su singing song "Save Me", Yin Sangjie singing song "Love Flowers Open" information network transmission rights. Last July, they found that www.kaixin001.com, a happy company founded by Beijing Happy People Information Technology Co., Ltd., without authorization, provided the audition and download service for the two songs in the Happy Music section of its website. The Company believes that the happy person company seriously violated its legitimate rights and interests, and caused significant losses. Long Company for this lawsuit to the court, asked happy people to stop in the net to provide the songs involved in the hearing, download behavior, compensation for economic losses and reasonable expenditure of a total of 65,000 yuan.

Yesterday the reporter contacted Happy Person Company, the customer service personnel said the company telephone external secrecy, only can receive the interview by The Mail Way. After the reporter sent the Mail, the website as of press time has not yet made any form of explanation.