DHH Lawyers Win Copyright Case on Behalf of Tudou
Release time：2016-06-22 15:30
On 17 June, 2016, the Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court ruled in favor of defendant, Tudou.com, in a copyright case. Defendant’s lawyers, Yao Kefeng and Jing Bowen, successfully 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 providers in coyright infringment cases and helped clients get satisfying results. They pointed out that copyright is not absolute protection. In the new era of the Internet, technological advances will inevitably require compromise on some legal rights and interests of some parties. The balance will be reached in the litigation between traditional right holders and the developer of the new tech. In cases where the "notice and delete” principle could safeguard the copyrights, the platform should not be blamed. The law should not only protect the interests of the obligee, but also encourage the development of technology. The judgement of this case has a positive significance on the Internet industry.
Yao Kefeng and Jing Bowen have represented many famous online content providers in coyright infringment cases and helped clients get satisfying results. They pointed out that copyright is not absolute protection. In the new era of the Internet, technological advances will inevitably require compromise on some legal rights and interests of some parties. The balance will be reached in the litigation between traditional right holders and the developer of the new tech. In cases where the "notice and delete” principle could safeguard the copyrights, the platform should not be blamed. The law should not only protect the interests of the obligee, but also encourage the development of technology. The judgement of this case has a positive significance on the Internet industry.