Apple must pay for encyclopedia copyright violation (3)

On October 11, 2012, the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court tried a case between Apple Inc and eight of China's most-read writers, who asked for a total of 10 million yuan ($1.6 million) in compensation for copyright infringement on 34 works.

Experts said at that time that China needs to revise its regulations on the protection of intellectual property, given that the domestic indemnity standard, adopted in the 1990s, is lower than the current market prices, and the current law was structured in a way that makes it difficult for the infringed party to present the required evidence.

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