Chinese search engine in a deal to pay record companies for music

Baidu, China's leading search engine will now pay Sony, Universal Music and Warner Music for downloads on its siteChina's 470 million internet users will soon be able to legally download more than half a million songs including hits ranging from Lady Gaga's Boys Boys Boys to Frank Sinatra's My Way.The landmark agreement between Baidu, China's version of Google, and three of the world's largest record labels ends a six-year legal battle about "notorious" piracy in the world's biggest country.Unde...

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