Karaoke operators fined for song use

Five karaoke operators in Taiyuan were ordered to pay more than 510,000 yuan ($79,440) in compensation to the China Audio-Video Copyright Association for each using more than 100 unauthorized songs, according to a ruling from the provincial court. The association had sued the operators at Taiyuan intermediate court in 2013 and won an initial ruling. The defendants were defeated in an appeal to the higher court.