Yahoo Settles Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Lawsuit Related To Copyright Infringement

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, Ph.D., DBASeptember 30, 2013October 21, 2019C-Suite Intelligence

Global internet giant, Yahoo has agreed to pay undisclosed damages and costs to Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) to settle a lawsuit related to copyright infringement started in 2011.

One of the world’s biggest technology company Yahoo acknowledged that its Yahoo Singapore news site reproduced content from Singapore Press Holdings without approval.

The lawsuit, originally filed in 2011, SPH claimed Yahoo! Asia Pacific (formerly known as Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd), citing 23 articles from its newspapers that it claimed Yahoo substantially reproduced over a 12-month duration — at Singapore’s High Court.

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd, is a leading media organisation based in Singapore. It publishes 19 newspaper titles in four languages.

Newspapers: The Straits Times, The Sunday Times, Business Times, The Business Times Weekend, The New Paper, The New Paper Sunday, Lianhe Zaobao (Chinese daily in Singapore), Lianhe Zaobao Sunday, Lianhe Wanbao, Shin Min Daily News, My Paper, zbCOMMA, Thumbs Up, Thumbs Up Junior, Berita Harian, Berita Minggu, Tamil Murasu, and tabla!

>>> Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH)

— Under the settlement, Yahoo! Asia Pacific acknowledges that it has, in connection with its Yahoo! Singapore News site, reproduced content from SPH’s newspapers without SPH’s approval.

— As publishers, Yahoo! companies strive to respect the intellectual property rights of others wherever they do business. The actions here by a small number of Yahoo! Asia Pacific employees are deeply regretted. The responsible employees have been disciplined or terminated.

— Under the terms of settlement, Yahoo! Asia Pacific has paid damages and costs to SPH, and has also undertaken not to amongst other things knowingly or intentionally infringe SPH’s copyrights.

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Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, Ph.D., DBA

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, Ph.D., DBA, is a publishing executive and economist who serves as CEO and Editor-in-Chief of CEOWORLD Magazine, one of the world's most influential and widely read business publications. He also chairs its Advisory Board, shaping the magazine’s editorial vision and global strategy.

Dr. Amarendra earned his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the European Global School, Paris, a Doctorate in Chartered Accountancy from the European International University, Paris, and a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD), Ukraine. He also holds an MBA in International Relations and Affairs from the American University of Athens, Alabama.

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