posted: "Because of plagiarism, I sued former CCTV host Zhao Pu." The post stated that the copywriting content and video content of Zhao Pu's short video account were "completely plagiarized and laundered." The court (has) ruled that (the other party) did not implement the judgment and "asked the court to apply for a height limit."
Changsha Kaifu District People's Court issued a consumption restriction order. Network map
Upstream news reporters saw from network screenshots that on December 6, the Kaifu District People’s Court of Changsha City issued a consumption restriction order (2023) Xiang 0105 to Zhao Pu on December 6. It was known as Xiang 0105 Implementation 5005: This court filed the case on July 24, 2023 Enforcement applicant Hunan XX Cultural Co., Ltd. applied to enforce your intellectual property rights and infringement disputes. Because you failed to perform the payment obligations specified in the effective legal document within the period specified in the execution notice, this court took consumption restriction measures against you in accordance with the law. ...
A netizen posted: "I sued former CCTV host Zhao Pu because of plagiarism."
On the afternoon of December 26, Zhao Pu's company responded to an upstream news reporter saying that there was indeed an infringement dispute: "After the content infringement dispute case was judged, We found a lawyer to handle the matter, and we paid the fine to the other company as soon as possible, but later we were still subject to the 'height limit'. We only got the relevant certification documents for lifting the 'height limit' yesterday." Tianyancha app shows, The case ((2022) Xiang 0105 Minchu No. 2505) was opened in April 2022, and was executed for the first time on July 24, 2023. The person subject to execution: Zhao Pu, the execution subject: 0 yuan.
According to a report from the official account of Changsha Kaifu Court on April 26, Hunan XX Cultural Co., Ltd. and a video platform jointly created the "Great Craftsman" documentary series. The defendant Zhao used the materials of the works involved in the case to make videos without authorization and published them on Douyin, Kuaishou and WeChat. At the same time, Zhao's short video account has also successively launched videos on themes such as "Hui Ink" and "Lacquerware". The court held that in this case, Zhao infringed the copyright of the plaintiff by using the materials involved in the work to make videos and disseminating them without the permission of the rights holder. Moreover, Zhao’s use of the work involved exceeded the necessary limit and was not considered fair use. In addition, although the shooting themes, video scenes, and copywriting of the "Hui Ink" and "Lacquerware" videos produced by Zhao are similar to "The Great Craftsman", they do not constitute unfair competition.
The court ruled in the first instance that the defendant published a text apology statement at the top of the homepage of his short video account for seven consecutive days and compensated the plaintiff for economic losses and reasonable expenses totaling 50,000 yuan. After the verdict, the defendant appealed, and the second-instance judgment of the Changsha Intermediate People's Court upheld the original verdict.
