The film association will sue some internet cafes playing pirated movies in Beijing

Absrtact: Zhu Yongde, chairman of China Film Copyright Association, said yesterday that it would sue some internet cafes that broadcast pirated movies in Beijing and prosecute "cyber-homes" that provide pirated films to internet cafes ——— Shanghai "hero Broadband" and Hangzhou "century Line"

Zhu Yongde, chairman of the China Film Copyright Association, said yesterday that it would sue some internet cafes playing pirated movies in Beijing, and prosecute "cyber-homes" that provide pirated films to internet cafes ——— Shanghai's "heroic broadband" and "century-linked lines" in Hangzhou. Zhu Yongde said it would be the first civil case to be filed by the society in his own name.

Zhu Yongde said that Shanghai "hero broadband" and Hangzhou "century Line" in the Beijing Internet cafes in the market share is large, they will be integrated after the film resources to provide Internet cafes use, Internet cafes each year to pay royalties. However, these two "network lines" to the Internet café to provide a large number of films have not been legally authorized by the copyright party.

"The copyright of these stolen films belongs to the Shadow Association unit and has been authorized to administer the Film society collectively." Zhu Yongde said the association decided to sue after a large amount of conclusive evidence was obtained.