From AP via International Herald Tribune:
Five U.S. movie studios have won a court case against a Beijing shop accused of selling pirated copies of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and “War of the Worlds” and other titles, the Motion Picture Association said Tuesday.
The Beijing No.2 Intermediate People’s Court ruled the Yu Hao Qing DVD store and its parent company, Beijing Century Hai Hong Trading Co. Ltd, were guilty of copyright infringement and ordered them to stop selling pirated moves and pay 164,000 yuan (US$20,100) in compensation.
The association said the case brought by Columbia Pictures Industries Inc., Disney Enterprises Inc., Paramount Pictures Corp., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., and Universal City Studios LLLP, also highlighted the need for China to open market access to foreign movies.[Full Text]