Cloud Computing: Baidu’s e-mall shut over copyrights
November 1, 2013
Grazed from ECNS. Author: Editorial Staff.
Chinese search engine Baidu launched an online shopping mall Thursday, but the e-mall powered by cloud computing was shut down in less than 24 hours due to suspected copyright issues. The e-mall provides service allowing users to trade electronic files, including videos, pictures, documents as well as music. Users can also post transaction information and comments. All the transactions are done via Baidu’s payment platform, baifubao.
Baidu said earlier it doesn’t own copyrights of all the electronic files uploaded by its users nor does it have the obligation to check the files, according to a statement detailing its cloud computing operating system. The search engine required potential users to sell copyrighted resources based on an honor system. If any copyright complaints were filed, the use of related electronic resources will be stopped, Baidu said…
The statement, however, was criticized by copyright experts. They believed Baidu’s computing-based e-mall gives users much more freedom, which is likely to result in the abuse of copyrights…
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