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BEIJING: Apple is being sued by China’s media regulator over rights to an obscure patriotic film, a Beijing court said, in the latest legal battle for the US tech giant in one of its crucial overseas markets.
China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) claims that Apple has violated its exclusive online broadcast rights to the 1994 movie Xuebo Dixiao – whose title roughly translates to “Blood-Splatter our Strong Enemies” – by allowing viewers to access the film on the Youku HD app downloadable via the company’s online store.
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