Recently, "Sister Summer", one of the main creators of the short drama "Escape from the British Museum", posted, "Recently, a fan reported to me that there is an exhibition of 'cultural relics' titled "Escape from the British Museum" and it is for sale. Tickets. First of all, as a producer, we declare: We have never had any commercial authorization, nor have we authorized this exhibition. "
"Summer Sister Oh" mentioned in a post, "Since the release of "Escape from the British Museum", many film and television media and text and picture publishing houses have wanted to obtain our authorization, but we have never given it because we don't have it. We hope that the content of the works created for public welfare will be used for commercial profit. The museum's use of our lines as material for commercial exhibitions without authorization is an infringement. Our original intention is to attract more people to pay attention to this matter. That’s why we spent our own money to do such a charity thing. We are very lucky. The work has a good spread and is loved by many people. The content also has its own fan audience, but this is definitely not an excuse to make profit. We, Not accepted."
It is understood that the Wuhan station of the exhibition is still operating normally. The staff of the Wuhan station revealed, "If there is any useful material from the experts we contacted, we have asked them to delete it. Some experts saw that this matter had relatively good traffic and would put some of the material in it themselves. We couldn't take care of everything. Maybe netizens saw it and went to the creators of the short drama to comment, thinking that they were the ones doing it. So the other party sent a clarification, saying that this matter had nothing to do with them. There was indeed no infringement, and I felt it might be a misunderstanding."
The staff member asked why the exhibition was named "Escape from the British Museum." He said, "The name was originally chosen because of a netizen's comment, not because of the short play. In fact, we were already preparing for the short play before it was released."
Regarding this matter, Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Beijing Central Liu Kai, a lawyer at Wen (Changsha) Law Firm, Liu Kai analyzed that the statement issued by the creator of the short drama "Escape from the British Museum" stated: "The museum used our dialogue content as material for commercial exhibitions without authorization. It is an infringement." The museum does not believe that it has committed any infringement. "I can't analyze it because I haven't seen the specific content, but from the perspective of identifying copyright infringement, my country's copyright law only protects expressions, not ideas. The protection of copyright for works does not protect the themes, thoughts, emotions and emotions embodied in the works. Scientific principles, etc., but the author's expression or performance of these themes, thoughts, emotions and scientific principles. For example, the museum has used the original lines of the short play "Escape from the British Museum" without authorization, beyond the reference. "Escape from the British Museum" may constitute an infringement of the copyright of "Escape from the British Museum".
Liu Kai said that the British Museum is one of the museums with the largest collection of lost cultural relics in China. A story about a Chinese jade pot that escaped and turned into a lovely girl. She met a Chinese media person working overseas, and then the two of them embarked on the road home together. "Escape from the British Museum" replicates the display of Chinese cultural relics in the British Museum, allowing the lost cultural relics to return digitally. "The original intentions of both parties are actually the same. It would be more valuable if both parties could unite and pool their respective advantages to jointly promote the return of China's lost cultural relics."
Xiaoxiang Morning News reporter Zhang Qin
