After being sued for copyright infringement by writer Qiong Yao and losing the case, Yu Zheng, a well-known domestic TV drama screenwriter, fell into the whirlpool of being accused of plagiarism. Zhou Haohui, a writer in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, recently sued the TV series "Beauty Made" and other related production companies for which he is the editor and producer, as well as Yu Zheng himself. The reason is that the TV series allegedly plagiarized his novel "The Evil Hypnotist", and he is seeking compensation of more than 30,000 yuan. Yuan. The case was heard in court on October 1.
"Beauty Made", which was broadcast by Hunan Satellite TV in 2017, was co-produced by Zheng Studio and Hunan Satellite TV. It adopts the form of a unit drama, with basically two episodes per story. Zhou Haohui believes that episodes 3 and 3 are the last story unit of the drama. In this unit, many plots are similar to his novel "Evil Hypnotist", and the character settings, character relationships and plot are similar to "Evil Hypnotist", and are suspected of plagiarism and adaptation. of his works.
Zhou Haohui believes that the defendants have infringed upon the rights to adapt and film his work "The Evil Hypnotist", and requests that the defendants be ordered to stop the reproduction, distribution and dissemination of the third episode of the TV series "Beauty Made" and that the defendants be ordered to publicly apologize. , to eliminate the impact and order each defendant to compensate more than 30,000 yuan.
Zhou Haohui’s attorney told The Paper that the criterion for judging whether plagiarism or imitation or reference is difficult. One point of similarity is accidental, but several points of similarity may not be accidental. "Beauty Made" and "Evil Hypnotist" have highly similar plot structures and plots, which can be defined as infringement. Source: NetEase entertainment Providing intellectual property services for many companies, Xuanbo trademark has successfully served many companies and became famous trademarks in Jiangsu Province. Many companies have become well-known trademarks in China and listed companies. Successfully registered international brands for more than 3 companies to go abroad and go global. Xuanbo Trademark successfully helped enterprises obtain trademark mortgage loans exceeding 100 million yuan.
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