On December 20, Stephen Chow agent Chen Zhenyu made a statement on Weibo regarding the recent emergence of movie derivative film and television cards with Stephen Chow's autograph signature on the market. The statement stated that some merchants have recently appeared on the market through social networks and online e-commerce shopping platforms. Publicize, promote and sell various types of split cards and cards, including the film and television cards of " Westward Journey ", and these merchants mentioned that the aforementioned split cards and cards are authorized by Mr. Stephen Chow or contain Mr. Stephen Chow's authorized autograph on his film and television series in "Westward Journey".
In response, the attorney firm issued a statement on behalf of client Stephen Chow to clarify that Stephen Chow had never signed the card or authorized anyone to use his signature on the card. The law firm believes that this behavior is suspected of infringing Stephen Chow's name rights and goodwill, and requires relevant manufacturers to immediately stop any production, publicity, promotion, sales and distribution of cards.
Reporters learned that in mid-November this year, the autographed derivative cards of "Westward Journey" mentioned in this statement appeared on social platforms and e-commerce platforms, and merchants sold the cards through live broadcasts. It can be seen from the promotional video released by the merchant that the product is a blind box for cards. The merchant promotes that it contains a small card signed by Stephen Chow and other materials, as well as some film cards. A blind box is priced at 1,314 yuan.
This matter sparked a discussion among Stephen Chow fans that day. In Stephen Chow's forum, some fans questioned whether the cards were real or fake, and whether Mr. Xingchi knew about it. Several fans believed that it must be fake and believed that Mr. Xing could not do such a thing. Another fan said, "Really, there is a video to prove this, and it is officially authorized." Currently, autographed cards of "Westward Journey" can still be searched on the e-commerce platform. The price is 1,314 yuan, and it shows that 4 have been sold. The authorizer is Xiying Media, and the card producer is Intensive Chao.
At the end of November, Intensive Chao commissioned a lawyer to issue a statement online in response to the malicious spread on the Internet at that time about the infringement of the film and television cards surrounding "Westward Journey" issued by Intensive Chao, stating that this card activity After being officially authorized by the copyright owner of the film works " Westward Journey: The Marriage of the Monkey King " and "Westward Journey: Moonlight Box", the signature cards of the actors involved in the event are one of the random gifts. All signature cards are not replicas.
Movie and TV cards are one of the currently popular "small cards". Celebrity photos, movie and TV series variety show theme pictures, animation-derived IP, etc. can be made into "small cards" for sale. The price of ordinary small cards ranges from a few yuan to a hundred yuan, but "small cards" with star signatures are worth a lot of money. The highest listing price of NBA star signature cards sold on Katao Mall is more than 110,000. On various online e-commerce platforms and second-hand trading platforms, the problem of counterfeiting and speculation of small cards has been relatively common. In August this year, rapper gai’s small card was hyped to tens of thousands, which shocked many netizens. On November 27, South Korea's "Seoul Economy" also reported that the police had captured a case of cross-border fraud involving small card transactions, in which more than 30 people in China were defrauded. Although most of the details pages will say "Guaranteed Authenticity", the source of the celebrity signature cards sold through various online channels is actually not clear. It is difficult for consumers to distinguish whether the authorization is appropriate and whether there is any hidden infringement. Once a transaction dispute occurs, it may not be that easy to protect their rights.
Yangtze Evening News | Ziniu News Reporter Shen Zhao
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