DHH Lawyers Won Copyright Case on Behalf of Tudou
Release time：2016-06-29 10:26
On 17 June, 2016, the Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court ruled in favor of the defendant Tudou.com in a copyright case. Acting as defendant’s lawyer, Yao Kefeng and Jing Bowen sucessfully applied the Safe Harbor Principle into this case and persuaded the court to reach a verdict for the defendant. The bench found that, based on the business nature of video network, which the platform was a place for storage and information exchange, the defendant should not be blamed and punished for the work spread in Tudou.com, if the defendant had obeyed the obligation of “notice and delete”.
Yao Kefeng and Jing Bowen have represented many famous online content provider in the coyright infringment cases and helped clients get a satisfied result. They pointed out that the copyright was not a absolute protection. In the new era of Internet, the technology advance will inevitably make compromise on some legal lights and intersts of some parties. The balance will be reached in the combat between traditional right holders and the developer of the new tech. In the case of "notice and delete” principle could safeguard the copyrights, the platform should not be blamed. The law should ont only protect the interests of obligee, but also encourage the development of technology. The judgement of this case has a positive significance in the Internet industry.
Yao Kefeng and Jing Bowen have represented many famous online content provider in the coyright infringment cases and helped clients get a satisfied result. They pointed out that the copyright was not a absolute protection. In the new era of Internet, the technology advance will inevitably make compromise on some legal lights and intersts of some parties. The balance will be reached in the combat between traditional right holders and the developer of the new tech. In the case of "notice and delete” principle could safeguard the copyrights, the platform should not be blamed. The law should ont only protect the interests of obligee, but also encourage the development of technology. The judgement of this case has a positive significance in the Internet industry.
