Copyright is a respect for the results of other people’s labor. 周星驰 used the two names of "小龙女" and "杨过" in "功夫" and actively paid Mr. Jin Yong For the 6W copyright fee, some people think that he is too real, but more people respect his behavior and think that this is a respect for the original creator.
Of course, not everyone can be as "real" as Stephen Chow. Recently, the Beijing Internet Court made a first-instance judgment and determined that Anhui Satellite TV and Shixi Company constituted infringement of 上海艺术电影厂, demanded to immediately stop broadcasting related content of "Calabash Brothers" and compensate Shanghai Film Studio for 100,000 yuan economic losses And a reasonable expenditure of 2,000 yuan.
The cause of the incident was last year’s Anhui Satellite TV's variety show " Come and laugh ", Wang Zulan cosplayed as a "Gourd" "Baby" modeling, performed "Gourd Baby 王祖蓝 Changing Grandpa's Magical Performance Biao Yin", and the theme song of the movie "The Calabash Brothers" produced by Shanghai Film Studio was played live. The gourd doll model and movie theme song used in the show were not authorized by Shanghai Film Studio. Therefore, Shanghai Film Studio sued Anhui Satellite TV and Shixi Company, the producers of "Laugh When You Come", on the grounds of copyright infringement.
Actually, this is not the first time that Wang Zulan has been convicted of infringement for playing Calabash Baby. As early as 2012, he was convicted of infringement for using the gourd doll in Mango Channel’s "Variety Big Coffee Show". Mango Channel, the producer of the show, was sentenced to 10.2W economic losses, which was the same amount this time.
Wang Zulan is also quite unlucky. The organizers of variety shows should have taken precautions against infringement in advance. Although the final responsibility is borne by the program team, the image of the star is indeed affected. In addition, variety shows have become popular in recent years, and infringements are not uncommon. For example:
In 2018, the copyright dispute between "Tomorrow's Son" and the musician Li Zhi;
In 2019, "Ace vs. Ace" changed "Thousand Hands" The name of the director of the work of Guanyin infringes the copyright of the Disabled People’s Art Troupe;
This year, "Mang Kind" and "Hong Zhao Wish" are not authorized Under the circumstances, it is used by multiple variety shows.
These have been revealed, and there are more that have not been revealed yet. Nowadays, everyone's awareness of copyright protection is getting stronger and stronger. Why does this happen so often?
I think there are two reasons:
The first is that the cost of infringement is too low. If it is not discovered, you can save a copyright fee. If it is discovered, you can start a lawsuit slowly. If you lose, it is just compensation that should have been paid. The copyright fee paid is only;
Second is that the cost of rights protection is too high. The copyright disputes can last for several months or several years. It also takes a lot of time and energy to obtain evidence. Many rights defenders are limited by the cost of rights protection. Can't stop it.
In this regard, it is necessary to increase punishment for organizations and individuals who infringe copyright.
What do you think of the issue of variety shows infringing on the copyrights of others?
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