China is suing Apple Inc. again! This time over the violation of intellectual property by broadcasting an obscure patriotic film from 1994.

China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) filed a lawsuit against the Cupertino-based tech giant over a propaganda video from 1994. Movie Satellite Channel Program Production Centre, a SARFT subsidiary, is claiming exclusive online rights to the film. The lawsuit claims that Apple caused economic to the centre by broadcasting the movie.

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According to Mac Rumors, the film that has broadcasted via its app Youku HD is titled “Xuebo Dixiao,” which loosely translates as “Bloody Fight with the Fierce Enemy.” The film portrays a Chinese fighting against Japanese soldiers in northern China in the early 1930s.

Aside from Apple, Information and Technology, Youku's parent company, is also being sued by the Movie Satellite Channel Program Production Centre. Youku.com. is known as one of China's best-known movie and TV program streaming sites and is owned by Youku Tudou Inc.

The SARFT subsidiary wants both Apple and Heyi Information and Technology to halt broadcasting the film and is seeking compensation of 50,000 yuan ($7,500) and 20,158 ($3,000) to cover the litigation costs, US News reported.

This is not the first time that Apple has been sued by the Chinese government. In April, SARFT also forced down the iTunes' Movies and iBooks services.

In May, Apple also faced a battle from a Beijing intellectual property tribunal that ordered the Cupertino-based company to stop selling its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the city due to its similarities with a smartphone made by a small Chinese brand. Earlier this year, Apple also lost a lawsuit that allowed a Chinese company to use the iPhone trademark on bags, wallets, and other leather goods.

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