China's Baidu Search Engine Sued over MP3s
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Three major record labels, Sony BMG Entertainment Hong Kong, Universal Music and Warner Music Hong Kong, have all sued Baidu, China's largest Internet search engine, claiming that it allowes illegal downloads of mp3 files.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said: "All of the Chinese companies involved operate similar services based on delivering music to their users via 'deep links' to hundreds of thousands of infringing tracks..."

The IFPI said that around 99% of music downloads in China are illegal, causing billions of dollars of damage to the music industry every year.