On March 28, a lawyer entrusted by singer Coco Lee’s mother issued a statement saying that the “AI Resurrection” series of short videos had brought huge psychological impact and secondary harm to Coco Lee’s mother and her family, and warned those suspected of infringement to remove and delete them within 7 days. Related pictures, videos and articles containing the above infringing content.
According to the website of Guangdong Menghai Law Firm, the firm accepted the entrustment of Li Min's mother and assigned lawyers He Dongmin, Hu Keyan, and Yang Fan to issue this lawyer's statement on the production and dissemination of short videos related to "AI Resurrection of Li Min" by some Internet users. The specific content is as follows:
According to the available evidence, some Internet users have recently used the portrait of Ms. Coco Lee to produce and publish a series of short videos "AI Resurrects Coco Lee" without the consent of Ms. Coco Lee's close relatives, and illegally made profits in the name of warmth. Take the opportunity to sell AI services and maliciously repost and divert traffic to promote personal business. The widespread dissemination of such videos has caused serious interference in the work and life of Min Li's mother and her family. It has also brought huge psychological impact and secondary harm to Min Li's mother and her family, who were already in deep pain.
According to the "Civil Code of the People's Republic of China" and other relevant laws, if the name, portrait, reputation, honor, privacy, remains, etc. of the deceased are infringed, his spouse, children, and parents have the right to request the perpetrator to bear civil liability in accordance with the law.
Based on the above situation, Guangdong Menghai Law Firm accepted the entrustment of Li Min’s mother and issued the following statement:
1. We solemnly warn those suspected of infringement to remove and delete related images containing the above infringement content within 7 days from the date of this statement. , videos and articles, immediately stop the implementation of the corresponding infringement;
2, our firm has been entrusted to continue to collect evidence for the alleged infringement, and will take civil litigation, criminal reporting and other legal means against the relevant infringers according to the specific circumstances, and pursue the alleged infringers legally. Responsibility;
3. As network service providers, relevant network platforms should actively fulfill their regulatory obligations, promptly block and delete relevant infringing content, and prevent further expansion of the damage;
4. The Internet is not an illegal place, and network users should enjoy the convenience of the Internet while , should strictly abide by the legal bottom line and respect the legitimate rights and interests of others. The client once again appeals to the majority of Internet users and fans who love Coco Lee to consume rationally and not to be confused by unscrupulous merchants. I hope that every friend who loves Coco Lee can accept parting like her family and not disturb her peace. At the same time, respecting and protecting the family of the deceased is also the best way to remember the deceased.
Recently, some netizens used AI to generate videos and sounds to "resurrect" Coco Lee, and related topics have attracted the attention of netizens.
Netizens are talking about it with different attitudes.
Media surveys show that many people feel that this is disrespectful to the deceased and face many legal risks.
According to reports, artificial intelligence technology has developed rapidly in recent years. Since the rise of generative AI, "AI can resurrect loved ones" has become an industry chain, and even everyone can achieve "digital immortality."
Rule of Law Daily previously published an article saying that a professional lawyer said that in addition to protecting the personality rights of the living, the law also protects the personality rights of the deceased. In this regard, Article 994 of the Civil Code clearly stipulates that if the name, portrait, reputation, honor, privacy, remains, etc. of the deceased are infringed, his spouse, children, and parents have the right to request the perpetrator to bear civil liability in accordance with the law. Therefore, the use of AI to "resurrection" Li Min without the consent of relatives of the deceased is suspected of infringement. The deceased's spouse, children, and parents have the right to request the perpetrator to bear civil liability in accordance with the law; if the deceased did not have a spouse, children, and parents If the person has died, other close relatives have the right to request the perpetrator to bear civil liability in accordance with the law. Lawyer
said that in the name of warmth, taking the opportunity to promote the production of paid AI "resurrection" videos is essentially an act of using the strong social influence of a deceased star to attract traffic to oneself and taking the opportunity to promote his business. This behavior is very serious. It may be suspected of infringement, and you need to bear civil liability for infringement. In serious cases, you may also be suspected of criminal liability.
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