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06 Jul 2006
The International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) is planning to sue the Chinese version of Yahoo unless it cooperates with record companies over digital piracy.
The IFPI has sent a written warning to Alibaba.com, which runs Yahoo China, telling the company that it must remove links to music tracks that breach copyright laws.
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Yahoo owns a 40 per cent stake in Alibaba.com.
IFPI chief executive John Kennedy said that his organisation had started a process that would eventually lead to litigation, but that he hoped negotiation could prevent the dispute reaching court.
Yahoo China responded by claiming that it is acting within the law. A spokesman claimed that the company has a process for removing anything on its site that infringes intellectual property rights.
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