>> The four largest record companies have sued Baidu.com Inc. for
>> copyright infringement, alleging the Chinese Internet search engine
>> has been illegally providing links to free digital music downloads,
>> according to a trade group the represents the music industry.
> I wonder what part of the fact that U.S. law doesn't apply in China
> thee folks aren't getting.
I wonder what part of the fact that the companies involved filed in
*CHINESE* courts, for violations of _Chinese_ law on copyrights -- note that China is a "Berne Convention" signatory -- that the responding poster isn't getting.
Note: under "Berne Convention" accords 'foreign' works _are_ protected, without need for any explicit filing in each country where they may crop up.