China Audio-Video Copyright Association (CAVCA) brought a lawsuit to Yuexiu People’s Court against three defendants on 5th August, which was the first copyright infringement case in Guangdong involving karaoke selection machines. CAVCA demanded the defendants desist from any act of
infringement, pay damages of 80,000 RMB for 5 MV products, which included the litigation costs. The defendants rejected CAVCA’ s claim for an official apology and compensation for the financial loss of 10,000 RMB for each MV product, suggesting the manufacturer should be held responsible instead. Four other MV products are also involved in the case. The decision is still to be made due to serious divergences of the opinions.