The Second Instance of Miracle MU Game Plagiarism Case Pronounced a Judgment

2017/04/20

Shanghai Intellectual Property Court issued a verdict on the second instance of “Miracle MU” case that the second instance appellant, the original trial defendants Guangzhou Hugenstar Information Technology Co., Ltd., and  Guangzhou Weedong Network Technology Co., Ltd. compensate the appellee Shanghai Zhuangyou Information Technology Co., Ltd. 4.1 million Yuan for economic losses. Zhuangyou, the exclusive Chinese mainland operator of online game “Miracle MU” sued “Miracle Myth” for plagiarism. The court of first instance considered that the overall picture of the game could be protected by the Copyright Law as a film-like work, which is affirmed by Shanghai Intellectual Property Court in the second instance.