The IP of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is being robbed: Film and television giants gather together to fight for infringement lawsuits

The verdict of well-known director Lu Chuan and the author of "Ghost Blows Out the Lantern","The World's Dominator", still has repercussions, and Xinhua Pioneer has been sued in court. In fact, the IP dispute over "Ghost Blows the Lamp" has never been calm.

The verdict of well-known director Lu Chuan and the author of "Ghost Blows Out the Lantern","The World's Dominator", still has repercussions, and Xinhua Pioneer has been sued in court. In fact, the IP dispute over "Ghost Blows the Lamp" has never been calm.

This work, which was born in 2006, has gone through ten years of development and has now become one of the few super IPs. 2015 was called the "Ghost Blows the Lantern" Year in the industry."Nine-Layer Demon Tower" directed by Lu Chuan, Director Wu Ershan's "Seeking the Dragon", the online drama "Ghost Blows the Lantern","Touching the Golden Talisman","Ghost Blows the Lantern", and "Ghost Blows the Lantern", and two versions of the "Ghost Blows the Lantern" mobile game under development. Behind the dazzling adaptations, dozens of listed film companies are "getting together" and fighting.

"Maybe 'The World Singers' himself can't count the various copyrights related to the IP of" Ghost Blows Out the Lantern "." A related person who participated in the IP development of "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" told reporters.

It is worth noting that CCTV Radio 6 has conducted a relevant review of the various copyright ownership of "Ghost Blows Out the Lantern" and defined it as "complicated". Regarding the current situation, the reporter tried to contact the "World Overlord" studio to understand, but it did not respond.

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first person to recognize the IP value of "Ghost Blows Out the Lantern" was Shanghai Xuanting Entertainment Information Technology Co., Ltd.(hereinafter referred to as Shanghai Xuanting) mentioned above. It is the registered company of Qidian Chinese website, a subsidiary of Shanda Literature.

There are two and eight editions of "Ghost Blows Out the Lantern", which are sold by Qidian Chinese. The adaptation rights of the first four editions were acquired by Dreamers (Beijing) Film Company. Later, they teamed up with China Film Company and Le Television Pictures (Beijing) Company Limited to create the film "Nine-storey Demon Tower" based on the first film in the "Ghost Blows Out the Lantern" series,"Jingjue Ancient City". The adaptation rights of the last four books were purchased by Wanda Pictures, and later collaborated with Huayi Brothers and Enlight Pictures to jointly produce the movie "Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Quest for the Dragon".

The development of films was obviously far from enough. For a time, three IP-related online dramas-"Ghost Blows Out the Lamp","Touching the Golden Talisman", and "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" announced filming plans one after another. Standing behind them were Penguin Pictures, Tianyi Films and Shangshang Pictures.

In fact, the above three companies are all well-known. Company information shows that Penguin Pictures is backed by Tencent, part of its equity interest in Tianyi Films was acquired by Lugang Culture, and Xiangshang Pictures has Huayi Brothers.

The copyright of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" game is owned by Shanda Games.

In addition,"World Overlord" once publicly disclosed that Bona Films also purchased one of his works."It turns out that the text I wrote was named" Nuo God ". The book title of this work was changed by the publisher. It is not directly related to my previous" Ghost Blows Out the Lamp "." At present, the copyright of this work is purchased by Bona Films to produce seasonal dramas and big movies. This is a key project created by Bona Films in 2016.

IP lawsuits are coming in a torrent,

coupled with the current "entry" of Central and South culture,"Ghost Blows Out the Light" IP has attracted many film and television companies. Along with the increasing popularity of its popularity, there are also IP disputes coming in a torrent.

In September 2015, Reading Group and Penguin Pictures issued a statement saying,"Penguin Pictures is the only company on the market that really has the rights to adapt the online drama" Ghost Blows Out the Light "." The three words 'ghost blows out the lantern' can only be used by Penguin Pictures in terms of online dramas, including Hu Bayi's name."

In the same month, Shanda Games and Reading Group issued a rights statement, claiming that four companies, including Shanghai Youqu, developed mobile games with the theme of "Ghost Blows the Lantern" without obtaining its authorization, infringing on the Reading Group's copyright, property rights and Shanda Games 'exclusive mobile game adaptation rights of "Ghost Blows the Lantern" will be held accountable through legal channels unless the other party immediately stops the infringement.

In December 2015,"Tianxia Ba Sing" believed that the film "Nine Floors of Demon Tower" was suspected of infringing on its copyright, and sued China Film Corporation and Lu Chuan, director of "Nine Floors of Demon Tower", to the Xicheng Court in Beijing, seeking compensation of 1 million yuan. The first instance of the case ended in victory, but the court did not support Lu Chuan's accusation of "tampering with the novel and spoiling the original work." "World Overlord" recently filed an appeal with the Beijing City Intellectual Property Court.

In response to the "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" IP disputes that have subsided one after another, relevant persons from Beijing Junzhong Law Firm bluntly stated that this phenomenon is "very typical", but the pursuit of IP behind the capital craze requires calm thinking. The above-mentioned person who participated in the IP development of "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" also admitted,"If you don't calm down and create, you will really waste good works."

Editor: yvette