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Apple to pay Chinese authors $118,000 for violating copyrights

by Matt Tinsley (Apr 25th, 2013)

As reported by China Daily, a Beijing court has ordered Apple to pay three Chinese authors US$118,000 in damages for selling their books without prior consent through apps available on its App Store. The lawsuit was filed against Apple by the Writers' Right Protection Union (also known as the ...

Daily Update for January 10, 2012

by Steven Sande (Jan 10th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Chinese authors want Apple to pay $1.88 million for allegedly hosting pirated ebooks

by Steven Sande (Jan 10th, 2012)

Last July, a group of Chinese authors petitioned Apple to stop distributing their books through multiple apps in the App Store. The group, called the Writers Rights Alliance, is now suing Apple for US$1.88 million for allegedly hosting pirated books. The nine writers in the group say that 37 of ...

Chinese authors to petition Apple to halt book downloads

by Michael Grothaus (Jul 8th, 2011)

A group of Chinese authors is petitioning Apple to halt the distribution of their books through multiple apps in the App Store, according to the 21st Century Herald Tribune (as reported by Reuters). The authors are part of a group called the Writers Rights Alliance, and this isn't the first time ...