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1905 movie network news Recently, the film critic Wen Bai published an article "Burst!" in his personal WeChat official account.<夏洛特烦恼>I cann’t believe the whole film was plagiarized<教父>The director’s old work! The article pointed out that the film copied a large number of works by the great director francis ford coppola in 1986, Time Reversed Before Marrying (also known as: Peggy Su is getting married), and compared the details one by one, causing a large number of netizens to forward them. Later, Shen Teng, the leading actor of the film, was contacted by relevant media, and his response was "I haven’t heard of this news. If it is really similar, it is a coincidence."
On the evening of October 19th, Mahua FunAge Company, the producer of the film, published the film "Burst!<夏洛特烦恼>I cann’t believe the whole film was plagiarized<教父>The director’s old work! The latest response made by. Weibo, the entrusted lawyer, said: "goodbye mr. loser" was accused of plagiarism for no reason, and the work of defending rights by lawyers was fully launched. At the same time, as an attorney for the rights protection case of Aunt Qiong Yao’s Plum Blossom Branding, legal knowledge and experience allow us to conclude that goodbye mr. loser is not involved in copyright infringement!
Original statement of lawyer:
In order to clarify the facts and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the producers of goodbye mr. loser and the creative team, Beijing Yingke Law Firm accepted the joint entrustment of the producers of goodbye mr. loser, Beijing Mahua FunAge Film Co., Ltd. and Xinli Media Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "client"), and appointed our senior partners, lawyers Wang Jun and Li Jingjian (hereinafter referred to as the "lawyers"), to issue this solemn statement on behalf of the clients, film writers and other creative staff:
On October 15, 2015, the subject signed "Wenbai" published an article "Burst!<夏洛特烦恼>I cann’t believe the whole film was plagiarized<教父>The director’s old work! "(hereinafter referred to as" infringing article "), claiming that the film" goodbye mr. loser "copied the whole American film (English name:" Peggy Sue Got Married ",also translated as" Back in Time Before Marriage "). Infringement articles were reprinted and disseminated by various media and online platforms in a short time, which had a great negative impact on the reputation of the film and the reputation of the producers and creators.
In view of the above situation, after accepting the entrustment, this lawyer reviewed the relevant legal documents and shooting scripts of the film goodbye mr. loser provided by the client according to law, and made a detailed comparison between the story, structure, plot and character setting of the released version of the film goodbye mr. loser and the existing version of the film Peggy Sue is getting married, and made the following clarification conclusion according to law: the contents of the above infringing articles are seriously inaccurate, and there is no plagiarism or plagiarism in the creation of the film goodbye mr. loser. Infringement articles seriously infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of the clients and the writers of goodbye mr. loser, and their publishers should bear corresponding legal responsibilities.
1. The film and the drama goodbye mr. loser of the same name were independently created by the screenwriter and the creative team of the work.
According to our lawyer’s investigation, the film goodbye mr. loser was adapted from Mahua FunAge’s play of the same name. The script of the drama was independently and originally written by screenwriters Peng Damo and Yan Fei in September 2012. The drama was premiered in November 2012 and has been performed for more than 500 times. The film "goodbye mr. loser" was legally authorized by Beijing Mahua FunAge Entertainment Culture Media Co., Ltd., the copyright owner of the drama and script. Peng Damo and Yan Fei adapted it into a screenplay based on the drama of the same name, and made it into a film by Beijing Mahua FunAge Film Co., Ltd. The film was released on September 30, 2015.
The film "Peggy Sue is getting married" has not been widely spread in China, and the writers of dramas and movies and other creative workers have never seen the film "Peggy Sue is getting married" or touched the script before seeing the infringing article of "Wenbai", so there is no plagiarism of the film as mentioned in the infringing article.
Second, the film goodbye mr. loser and the film Peggy Sue is getting married are not objectively similar in concrete expression.
On the basis of independent viewing and overall and cross-comparison of the films goodbye mr. loser and Peggy Sue Getting Married, the lawyer believes that:
1. There is no substantial similarity between goodbye mr. loser and Peggy Sue Getting Married in terms of story creation, characterization and plot design in the sense of copyright law.
2. The infringing article lists the plot points of so-called "plagiarism" in the form of "comparing screenshots" of the film, which is suspected of deliberately misleading the public. The similarity of the overall structural framework of the story proposed by him belongs to the inherent mode of this type of work. However, some of the "plagiarized" contents listed in the infringing articles are obviously not similar, while others belong to the arrangement of standard scenes and common plot ideas in this type of works. More importantly, the specific expression of the above contents in the two films and the viewing experience brought to the audience are completely different.
To sum up, objectively, there is no substantive similarity between the two films in the sense of copyright law, and there is no so-called "full-film plagiarism" in the infringing articles.
Third, the publishing subject of infringing articles should bear civil legal liability for their actions.
The content of infringing articles is seriously inaccurate, misleading the public, and obviously derogatory expressions such as "copying the whole piece" have constituted an infringement on the legitimate rights and interests of the client and the goodbye mr. loser’s main creator, causing serious damage to the client and the goodbye mr. loser’s main creator, and should bear corresponding civil tort liability.
The client and our lawyer have carried out necessary evidence preservation in accordance with the law on the subject information of the infringing article publishing subject and the suspected infringement and illegal behavior.
On behalf of the client, this lawyer now orders the publisher of the infringing article to immediately delete the infringing article on the date of publication of this letter, and publicly apologize to the film producer, the creative team and the public in a way commensurate with the adverse impact caused, so as to eliminate the impact.
At the same time, according to the authorization of the client, this lawyer will take legal measures such as filing a civil lawsuit against the relevant infringing subjects to defend the basic facts and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client and the creator of goodbye mr. loser.
The rumor ends with the wise men. The client and the creative team of goodbye mr. loser sincerely urge the media friends and the public to fully understand the objective facts, respect the national laws, and truthfully report and spread the truth.
The client and the creator of goodbye mr. loser will always respect the intellectual property rights and the rights and interests of the creators, and continue to bring more joy to the audience with high-quality works.
Hereby declare.
yingke law firm guangzhou office
Lawyer Wang Jun
Lawyer Li Jingjian
October 19, 2015