A decade of online gaming industry sues Kirin

Swimming July 8, Kirin Network began to be troubled. On the same day, the tour in the petition accused Kirin network development of the online games "Genghis Khan" suspected of using their own online "Tianlong eight" related procedures, and claimed to have the hard evidence.　　It asked the court to decree the Kirin network immediately stop the operation of "Genghis Khan", and in the "Genghis Khan" official website home page prominent position and the "legal daily" on its infringement of the plaintiff in a continuous public apology for 1 months, and compensation for the plaintiff 1 yuan. "The intention of the tour is too sinister, our products are ready to test the July 17, it is afraid of" Genghis Khan "impact to the" Tianlong eight ", with such a despicable means so that our users do not dare to recharge.　　"He said he would not stop his suit for the lawsuit and would retain the right to counterclaim, including the prosecution of unfair competition," he added, explaining the motives for the tour.　　The game has been blocked before a formal lawsuit against Kirin nets. "It times" learned that in November 2008, "Genghis Khan," the first test, until May this year, the official online operation.　　But on June 10, a post titled "17173.com Ban Genghis Khan" was circulated in many domestic online games forums. 17173.com was acquired by Sohu in 2003. As an influential domestic network of online games portal, the site of online game information, including preparation, development and other information included is the most comprehensive. However, "Genghis Khan" the game has not been mentioned, some of the early pages of the article page in June has disappeared.　　In stark contrast to this, Sina, NetEase and other large portals of the game channel has been "Genghis Khan," the relevant reports placed a prominent position. At that time, there was a public denial of their own online work has been the unfair treatment of Sohu, that may be just a misunderstanding, but tour parent company Sohu CEO Charles Zhang is not think so. On the 5th day after his subsidiary's tour of the company sued Kirin, he published an article in his blog titled Intellectual Property: The choice of civilized people.　　In the article, although he did not specifically mention Kirin network infringement, but revealed this year the company's most important task is to focus on the field of online IP litigation, not let "thieves dressed in stolen things to the streets." In order to let the industry believe that Kirin Network does have a tort, swim also on July 14 to the media to show some of the evidence, involving client program code and game scene editing software. Swim pointed out that, because the different games enterprises to edit the game scene software, the resulting file does not have compatibility. In the 2005, the tour used self-developed and copyrighted software to edit the Tianlong scene, and currently the core developers of the software are also working.　　But the shocking is, "Genghis Khan" scene file can be in the tour of the scene editing software open, and can do a variety of editing operations! "We are only disclosing part of the evidence that is available." "A tour insider to the press tableShow that the company has the confidence to win this lawsuit, even if the first trial loses will insist on appeal. July 15, for the tour to the media show the infringement evidence of Kirin Network Act, the latter issued a statement alleging that "it is a matter of extreme irresponsibility and contempt for the authority of the competent authorities" to disclose the alleged evidence of "a cruise without any national judicial authority being deemed effective".　　Kirin has announced that it reserves the right to pursue a reputation for defamation.　　1 yuan claim to change the amount claimed from insignificant 1 yuan, Hu Shen to the sky-high price of 19.063 million yuan, the company is determined to give up the Kylin net a little color to see see. September 18, 2009, Sohu's Beijing tour Times Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Tour World Network Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "swimming") United v. Beijing Kirin Network Information Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter called "Kirin Network") infringement of intellectual property rights case has made new progress.　　Swim to the Court to submit additional application of the object of action, the amount of claims from the original 1 yuan to 19.063 million yuan. Before-July 8, swim to Kirin net online games "Genghis Khan" and their works "Tianlong eight" many game scenes of the same, to the Beijing Haidian District Court to sue each other infringement of intellectual property rights, the defendant to stop operating "Genghis Khan" game, claim 1 yuan. The two sides thus launched a fierce war of words. As of August 19, the court to the Kirin network to take evidence to protect the measures to increase the confidence of the swim, so in the re-application of the additional amount claimed.　　However, Kirin CEO Shang is relaxed about this, saying that the increase in the amount claimed is only a hype stunt, I believe the move will not affect the company in the end. One side is in the bag.　　At present, the case has aroused widespread concern in the industry.　　The origin of personal grievances?　　September 18, swimming to the court to submit additional applications for the subject, the infringement claim amount from 1 yuan to 19.063 million yuan, but still into the view that this intensified case occurred because he and tour CEO Wang Yu between personal grievances, and two companies have no direct relationship. Close to the people revealed, is still in 2005 from Jinshan to Sohu swim, he was mainly responsible for large-scale martial arts game "Tianlong Eight" research and development work. April 2007 "Tianlong Eight" successfully wrapped, the same year in July, still leaving business. One months later, he registered Kirin network in Beijing Haidian District Trade and Industry Bureau, registered capital of 20 million yuan. Last November, Kirin network online games "Genghis Khan," the first version of the success of development, this May 22 began the beta, the work has won a number of awards, the test period (about 50 days), while the number of online players have more than 120,000 people, more than a lot of listed companies flagship products, In a certain professional Web site ranked 9th.　　"Genghis Khan," The astonishing speed of development to the industry, but a bone-grade online game players pointed out that "Genghis Khan" and "Tianlong eight" play the same, it will be on the line to divert the latter's user base. "We will continue to finishGood this work, is expected to invest in it will reach 100 million yuan! Shang said, Kirin Net has the funds to achieve its own goal, because there are VCs optimistic about its future development. According to him, Kirin nets in the early days of the establishment of the 40 million Yuan Angel investment, and last year won the Shenzhen venture capital, small Elephant investment and Beijing China Huitong Company joint investment of 15 million U.S. dollars.　　Shang that this is not a swim to see the scene, but also for Wang Yu vent and his personal grievances found an excuse. July 9, in a letter to the company's staff, he said that he had left the tour because he did not want to join Wang Yu led the "Fujian Gang", in its establishment of Kirin network, Wang Yu had to his request for a stake but was refused; July 2008, when I learned that "Genghis Khan" is about to succeed in development, Wang also asked him to give the game to the swimming operation, also rejected. During this period, Kirin network began to be blocked by 17173.com, even received the government awards in the relevant news articles have also been artificially removed! "We have tried many times to ease the contradictions with the senior swimming, but send a text message to Wang Yu He does not return, the telephone does not answer, please eat also not appointment."　　Shang said the Wang Yu lawsuit is intended to block the Kirin network and swim the road of reconciliation, to obstruct the "Genghis Khan" on the line.　　For Shang about swim and Kirin network contradictions between the Wang Yu leaked Xiesifen said, there are people who know but provide another set of rhetoric-Kirin to swim the implementation of talent digging Kok. It is reported that in the list of top Kylin network executives, there have been 5 of them, involving various positions. Although Kirin network CTO Zeng Pengxiang repeatedly stressed the company in the beginning of the internal agreement does not casually hire a swim staff, even if the introduction also need to call in advance to obtain the consent of the swim, but this kind of rhetoric let Wang Yu very annoyed. Because when the tour office is still in the Sohu building, on the side of the office to work the Kirin network staff often at the time to eat to find a swimming staff accosted, open a high salary to dig people. Even, Kirin network also loudly want to rent the 5 floor Sohu building.　　In order not to shake the morale, Wang Yu had to let the administration to find property interference.　　Shang denied the statement. July 8 night 20 o'clock, "Genghis Khan," a number of computer room servers were malicious attacks of unknown origin, resulting in users can not browse the site, registered account, recharge and games. 10th, Kirin Network to the Public security organs to report and issued an intriguing statement: "Many lines of injustice will die!" In the highly developed Internet today, any breach of fair competition, to bribe a third party, using criminal means to attack IDC room and the normal operation of the server, whether the new listed company CEO, COO or specifically responsible for providing bandwidth attackers, the final result must be accepted by law sanctions! "Who is the ultimate winner who will win this lawsuit, is Sohu swim, or kirin net?"　　It's not known yet, because both are posing as a winning gesture. On the one hand, Sohu has published a number of sections of source code and editing tools, and attempts to increase the amount of compensation to the industry to prove that "Genghis Khan" infringement; but on the other hand, Kirin network CTO Zeng Pengxiang repeatedlyExplain to the media that "Genghis Khan" and "Tianlong eight" use the same engine, game client part of the main program is also "Tianlong eight" client programmer wrote, although there are similar, but two works in reading mode, scene optimization mode, character dynamic mode, even the chart elements, mainstream PK play is different,　　Kirin network can prove itself rewritten. It is reported that, on July 14, the first time that 1 Yuan was claimed, Kirin Network accused the plaintiff to forge evidence, and publicly promised, if within 24 hours any body or individual can prove that the evidence of Sohu tour is not false, you can get 100,000 yuan Kylin bonus. But so far no one has appeared.　　And Sohu Swim also refused to disclose "Genghis Khan" "Tort" source code number in the "Tianlong eight" in the proportion, said it will be in court when the need to announce. Despite their mutual weakness, but the legal profession generally thinks, to judge "Genghis Khan" violates "the Tianlong eight" the copyright, first must carry on the analysis to the two game characteristic, this work must by the Court appointed specialized appraisal organization to do, before this, whether is swims the demonstration "the evidence",　　Or Kirin nets trying to guide the direction of public opinion, are not in line with the legal process, there are violations of the right to the reputation of the other party suspicion. As of now, the case has not yet had any further results.