A Vietnam-based company that makes a mobile music app called Zing MP3 must face a copyright infringement lawsuit in the US, the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday.
VNG Corp. had attempted to escape the lawsuit from Lang Van Inc.—which owns the copyrights to thousands of Vietnamese songs—by arguing the Los Angeles federal court where the complaint was filed lacked jurisdiction over the company.
A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said the lower court does have personal jurisdiction over VNG and incorrectly dismissed the case. The appeals court based its decision on a three-prong legal …
