Singapore's SPH sues Yahoo for copyright violation

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd is suing Yahoo Inc for copyright infringement for allegedly reproducing content from its newspapers without authorization.

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd is suing Yahoo Inc for copyright infringement for allegedly reproducing content from its newspapers without authorization.

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SPH spokeswoman Chin Soo Fang said in a statement on Wednesday that the company documented use by Yahoo of 23 articles from SPH newspapers without permission over a 12-month period.

Yahoo Southeast Asia confirmed the litigation but declined further comment.

Yahoo on Wednesday posted on its website a story by its newsroom that cites Southeast Asia Managing Editor Alan Soon saying the company plans to "vigorously" defend itself against the suit.

SPH filed a writ of summons and statement of claim to the Singapore High Court on Friday.

SPH publishes 18 newspapers in four languages including its flagship Straits Times.