Recently, sixteen aunts in Shanghai took a bus to Hengdian Film and Television City, Jinhua, Zhejiang, to "remake" the micro-film "The Legend of Zhen Huan" to exert the drama, which caused heated discussions online. The aunts participating in the performance are 62 years old on average, and the oldest is over 70 years old.
On October 25, the reporter contacted the remake planner Mr. Peng, who was once engaged in the Internet industry. According to him, her mother loves to dance ethnic dance and likes to imitate when watching TV. After retirement, she feels bored in life and in poor condition. She also has a group of retired elderly people with the same situation. In order to pass the day, they used to travel together, but they were not very comfortable traveling with groups. Mr. Peng has a friend who is engaged in travel. The two of them jointly registered a company and launched a new product - taking these elderly people to Hengdian for a trip and remake their favorite films and TV series.
After the release of this micro-film on a certain video platform on September 28, the number of micro-film on demand in about 15 minutes exceeded 1 million. The aunts' performances in the play sparked hot comments from netizens. Some netizens also questioned whether this remake was infringed?
Relevant lawyers said that this kind of remake is infringement. Adaptations also require authorization. If the filmer uses the same drama title, plot, lines and other elements or details that are obviously suspected of copyright infringement without the authorization of the original copyright owner, he may face civil liability for compensation.
27 On the morning of the 27th, according to Jimu News, the producer of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" Cao Ping said that he did not know about this. After watching the relevant videos and reports, Cao Ping mentioned that he had consulted the company's legal affairs and they were preparing materials for the video platform to remove the shelves. However, Cao Ping also mentioned that although it involves infringement, they do not consider holding the organizers and aunts accountable for the time being. "We can understand it even if the audience likes it."
(Jimu News, The Paper , @ Bailu Video, etc.)
Editor: Zhao Shanshan
