Youku sued bilibili UP for infringement Zhen Huan received a compensation of 25100 yuan

CTOnews.com, November 15, according to the referee's website, recently, the documents of the first instance of the dispute between Youku Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and Huang on the right of information network dissemination of works have been made public.

The documents show that the plaintiff Youku claimed that it was authorized to obtain the exclusive right to spread information and safeguard rights of the TV series Legend of Zhen Huan in the Chinese mainland area. Without permission, the defendant spread a large number of classic clips of the TV series involved in the case through the bilibili platform account "Dr. Liqing", which constitutes an infringement on the plaintiff's right to disseminate information on the Internet.

The court held that the notarization submitted by the plaintiff proved that "Dr. Liqing", a user of the bilibili platform, spread the clips of the TV series involved in the case, which constituted an original expression in the TV series involved in the case, and the plaintiff's claim that the defendant violated his right to disseminate information on the network was established and should be supported.

▲ Liqing Dr. bilibili home page finally, the court ordered Huang to compensate Youku company for economic losses and reasonable expenses totaling 25100 yuan.

CTOnews.com learned that in 2018, when Letv suffered a funding chain crisis, the producer Huayer Film and Television distributed the rights to Zhen Huan to Youku. Statistics show that the Legend of Zhen Huan contributed 150 million views within a week of Youku's launch.