Recently, the China audio visual Association for the collective administration of copyright (hereinafter referred to as "the tone set Association"), two companies affiliated to "without the permission of the copyright owner, and without the legal authorization to use, for profit, in VOD system and song with a large number of copies in the library, play, use is protected by copyright law protected music television production", respectively, would the city four KTV business Court, the city first and second intermediate people's Court has accepted these eight cases.
Indicted four KTV establishments respectively Nankai district Kim Yong-singing city, Starlight Entertainment Co., Ltd., Yan Yong-city of stars and active force in the entertainment centre. The plaintiffs are tone set Association affiliated with simultaneous information technology co., Ltd and Beijing Tianyu spread tenor (Shenzhen) co., Ltd. Related agents, the two companies were authorized by the copyright owner, get involved 25 first MTV music television production in the Chinese mainland's exclusive exclusive authorization, and access to your own name on the authorized third party to use the karaoke works of the right to reproduction rights, and other proprietary rights of the show.
However, the defendant four KTV without the copyright owner and the plaintiff's legal authorization, for profit without authorization in the business premises to karaoke means, show the related MTV music video works, their acts of gross violations of the legitimate interests of the plaintiff. Representative's view, the four accused in violation of the Copyright Act, People's Republic of China requested the Court to order the defendant to stop infringement, immediately delete from library. infringing works At the same time, the four defendants should be compensation for the economic loss of the two plaintiffs 6 million, and the plaintiff's attorneys ' fees and costs in all cases.
Beginning last year, the tone set Association on behalf of rights holders in Tianjin start karaoke copyright licenses in use. According to the tone set association responsible, weak legal consciousness of some businesses, the luck mental, that tone set Association's cost is too high, not really prosecute them for violations, and some even question the Court's ability to execute, even if it's own against the award. Responsible for this, respond to claims that defenders of reasonable expenses including legal fees, costs, evidence of notary fees, etc, as long as you win a lawsuit, will be determined by a court judgment, payment by the defendant.
Claimed, the prosecution sites is a request to pay royalties for certain songs, instead please pay court each other. This means that, as long as the place for non-payment of royalties, copyright owners would have the right to always be on.
Tone set Association official said that in the near future will be in Tianjin has greater rights action, hoping to raise awareness of intellectual property protection businesses.
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