More than 100 Chinese Internet video companies and rights holders have established the China Internet Video Anti-Piracy Alliance in Beijing.

The group announced on Wednesday that it had begun collecting evidence against more than one-thousand suspected violators in China. These include online video companies such Youku, Tudou, and Xunlei.

The alliance said it would begin to file lawsuits against over 500 companies including Pepsi and Coca-Cola, both of which are accused of having placed advertising in unlicensed Youku videos.

A lawyer for the group said suits would be filed over the coming year, with the alliance seeking compensation of 50-million to 100-million yuan from Youku.

(CCTV September 17, 2009)