Browse by Attribute
Browse by Column

Tudou found guilty of violating CCTV copyright

2014/06/24

Chinese video-sharing website Tudou has been ordered to compensate China Central Television (CCTV) for infringement of copyright in making a popular food documentary available for viewing without the TV station's authorization.


China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) announced on Monday a ruling requiring Tudou to pay CCTV 248,000 yuan ($40,292) for offering downloads of CCTV's 2012 hit "A Bite of China."


Tudou said the videos of the documentary were uploaded by Internet users, but the Shanghai-based company failed to provide evidence to back this up, according to the SPC.


It said Tudou should be held responsible because the website is required to monitor people uploading videos to the site.


The case sounds a warning for similar violations and it will inspire Internet video providers to strengthen management, said Xia Junli, a chief judge of the SPC.


(Source: Xinhua)




Click Ranking

People watch


Chen Jun: Accumulation and Sublimation
It is lucky for Chen Jun to began his career in the IP industry 14 years ago when the first group of IP managers for businesses appeared on the stage in China and he has been in the industry.

Foxconn in Those Years
It was this “Whampoa Military Academy” for IP that educated China’s first batch of corporate IP management personnel. Many of these engineers left Foxconn in the years since.

more
2018 ANNUAL INVENTORY OF THE The Progress and Challenges of Copyright Industry in China Interview with Cheng Lingjun, Intellectual Property Director of Joyoung Co., Ltd. Interview with Chen Lingpei, General Manager of IP Division, Autodesk, Inc. (Greater China) Constant Accumulation Makes theLatecomers Surpass—Interview with Huang Lu, Director of IP Center of Humanwell Healthcare (Gr Between Lawyer and Manager —Interview with Xia Feng, the Chief IP Counsel of Greater China & Asia-Pacific, Honeywell (China) Patent Prosecution Highway and its Application Overview of EU copyright levy system – in the case of mobile phones