Selling Books Without Permission, Apple Fined IDR 1.6 Billion

Again Apple override copyright disputes. This time, a court in China asked the company legacy of Steve Jobs that pay compensation to the author of eight Chinese and two companies for violating their copyright.

The author claims that the electronic version of the book (ebook) essays they are sold without a permit in the online store Apple iTunes Store.

The court ordered Apple to pay them for 1.03 million yuan (about USD 1.6 billion) in compensation. This is the second time that Apple ordered to pay a fine for violating the copyright in the Bamboo Curtain country.

Last September, a Chinese court ordered Apple to pay compensation of 520,000 yuan, or about $ 800 million to the encyclopedia publishers China for alleged copyright infringement. U.S. technology company appealed the decision.

Carolyn Wu, an Apple spokeswoman said the company is very serious attention to reporting copyright infringement issues.

"We are always updating our services to better assist content owners to protect their copyright," he added.

Remember? Earlier this year, the company is also facing a legal challenge from the Chinese company Proview. The company has a debt claim of copyright the name "iPad" in China market, having registered in 2000.

Apple says it has purchased the global rights for "iPad" from affiliates Proview in Taiwan for 55,000 U.S. dollars.

However, the Chinese company said that affiliates do not have the right to sell the iPad name in China, which is one of the Apple products market is growing rapidly.

The dispute between the two companies led to a number of iPad is not sold in most parts of China. But finally, last July, Apple agreed to pay 60 million dollars to Proview to resolve disputes.