Olympic TV dramas are "Stolen" by multiple video sites
"Six rooms" site 680,000 claims
The News (reporter Wang Qiuxi) a TV series with the theme of the Olympic Games, has not yet premiered the first video website broadcast. To this end, the show to be suspected of piracy will be "cool 6", "Youku", "I Le", "Six rooms" and "flying" and other 5 domestic well-known video web site to sue the court, a total of 3.4 million claims. Yesterday, the Haidian court heard the case of one of the "six Rooms" website as defendants.
According to the plaintiff Beijing Radio and television Albert Culture Center agent introduced, this is called "Do not live too tired" of the Olympic theme TV series, by the famous comedian Guo Donglin and the period starring, the production side has invested more than 6.3 million yuan to shoot, but has not yet premiere by the domestic many well-known video website pilfer. "The premiere is important for a TV show, and some TV dramas can recoup their investment only by selling the premiere." "The agent said that the early piracy seriously affected the play's premiere sales, causing significant losses to the producers, so they will be suspected of the theft of 5 video sites to court." In the court hearing yesterday, the plaintiff asked "six rooms" to apologize, stop the infringement and claim 680,000 yuan.
"Video content is uploaded by netizens themselves. "The defendant" six rooms, said the website, they only provide video playback services, if the alleged infringement should be the responsibility of netizens, the site does not constitute infringement. For the amount claimed by the plaintiff of 680,000 dollars, "six rooms" said, after receiving the plaintiff's reflection, they have deleted the relevant video content, has done the duty of the website, and the video in existence, the number of clicks is not high, the plaintiff's economic losses are caused by many, and the site does not matter.
Since the play was taken by the plaintiff in cooperation with other units, the defendant questioned the plaintiff's ability to sue independently, and the court adjourned the trial.