game anchor impromptu sang "Borrow from Heaven for Another Five Hundred Years" in the live broadcast room, and was sued by the copyright owner for 100,000 yuan. Is this considered excessive protection of rights?
Recently, the voice of the popular game anchor "Fat Brother" (PDD) has become "fire". To be more precise, it has "set him on fire". Shortly after the live broadcast,
"Fat Brother" issued two consecutive videos to apologize, describing the ins and outs of being sued by the copyright owner for singing, and said that he would take it as a warning in the future and would not sing casually, and hoped that the copyright owner would not Sue him because he has no intention of accumulating wealth through singing. But his apology obviously had no effect, because the latest development of the incident is that the copyright owner has not withdrawn the lawsuit, and the two parties are still negotiating before the trial.
In this regard, Mr. Zhang Hongguang, the composer of this song, also said that the amount of the claim is not important. The purpose is to add another typical case of rights protection to the national copyright infringement cases, and to call on all sectors of society to attach great importance to music copyright. . The
incident has triggered heated discussions among netizens from the beginning.
Some people think that the copyright of songs must be protected, but as long as anyone sings, they have to pay or obtain permission. Isn't it a bit overkill? Aren’t songs just for people to sing? Are those who sing and dance live every day now committing infringement? Also, the party concerned has apologized and the publicity and demonstration effect has been achieved, but the copyright owner is still unwilling to give up. Is the amount of the claim really unimportant? In addition, some netizens also joked, is it because "Fat Brother"'s singing is too ugly that the copyright owner can't bear it?
In our opinion, this is really not a matter of money, let alone over-protection of rights.
Legal experts have long said that online live broadcasts have a reward function and can be regarded as a new type of performance. In this kind of "performance", some anchors who sing whenever they want are indeed suspected of infringement.
Moreover, the " Copyright Law " also clarifies that the copyright owner should be paid for the use of music in online live broadcasts. Therefore, let alone Fat Brother, even if the original singer of this song Han Lei sings this song in a live broadcast, he must obtain the consent of the copyright holder in advance. Also, for the "fat brother" whose net worth has already exceeded 100 million yuan, does he only care about the 100,000 yuan? What he cares about is the "pain" that has become a typical case of infringement. And this kind of "pain" should have become an industry consensus long ago and become a shining "Sword of Damocles".
