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Dazhong Insurance said it would appeal a court order to pay damages to Microsoft for using unlicensed copies of the US firm’s software. “We don’t think it’s a settled issue yet,” said Ma Xing, vice president of Dazhong, of the Shanghai court’s ruling that his company must pay $318,000 in damages for intellectual property infringement. [...]

Chinese internet search engine Baidu said it removed paid search listings of some customers, especially unlicensed pharmaceutical and medical companies, in a move to build credibility after damaging media reports over the weekend. State broadcaster CCTV reported that some paid links sponsored by Baidu claimed that some unlicensed firms were legitimate, and that the company [...]