Apple loses again in Chinese App Store copyright case
Apple has lost another copyright case in China after it was held responsible for content third parties uploaded to the bookish corner of its App Store.
The company was ordered to pay three Chinese writers more than 730,000 yuan (£76,600) in compensation after allowing their content to be uploaded and sold on the App Store without first seeking permission, according to China Daily.
Judge Feng Gang of Beijing’ No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court ruled that Apple must take responsibility for content uploaded to its app platform by third parties and ensure it complies with copyright laws. "The writers involved this time include Mai Jia, whose books are often on best-seller lists across the country," he is quoted as saying.
