"Hulu Brothers" sued "Run Brothers" for infringement and was criticized. Is it reasonable for the program's popularity?

In the face of copyright, no rights protection should be ignored, and no infringement can be justified.

In the face of copyright, no rights protection should be ignored, and no infringement can be justified.

Because the variety show "Running Brothers"(referred to as "Running Man") contains a large number of plots similar to the content of the cartoon "Hulu Brothers", the company affiliated to "Hulu Brothers" believes that copyright has been infringed and sued the former's producer and distributor to the court., requesting an order to immediately stop copyright infringement and unfair competition, eliminate the impact of infringement and compensate economic losses of 2 million yuan. Recently, Beijing Haidian Court accepted the case.

"Hulu Brothers" sued "Running Brothers" for infringement, which immediately attracted a lot of attention and discussion. This was originally a copyright dispute. However, due to the popularity of "Running Brothers" and the popularity of "Gourd Brothers", some netizens actually led the discussion of copyright into the wrong path of abuse, as if infringement was justified and rights protection should be scolded.

According to the provisions of the Copyright Law, authors enjoy the copyright of their works, and publishing, using, or tampering with other people's works without the permission of the copyright owner constitutes infringement. "Running Brothers" imitated and used a large number of content in "Hulu Brothers" without authorization. From this, it seems that it is highly suspected of infringement. Of course, the final conclusion depends on the court's decision. Before the verdict is out, the rights protection actions of "Hulu Brothers" should be understood and respected.

However, some people couldn't wait for the court hearing and rushed to denounce the "gourd children". In their view, celebrity programs are superior to others because of their popularity and high market value. Using other people's copyrighted content is not only not infringement, but also a tribute to the user. Internet public opinion tends to reverse copyright disputes due to the popularity of the program. The trend of black and white. Such a view that "popularity determines everything" and that right and wrong are judged based on heat and energy is very absurd. The popularity background and public opinion momentum have formed an abnormal suppression of normal rights and interests discussions, which is disturbing.

Regardless of the outcome, the indictment of "Running Brothers" has sounded a wake-up call for other popular star variety shows. Many popular variety shows have high popularity and great influence, but they are often easy to ignore copyright awareness and use other people's copyrighted content. In fact, from the perspective of copyright, no matter whether the infringing party is a hit program or an ordinary TV program, whether the copyright party is a celebrity or an ordinary author, their rights and interests in copyright are equal and should be treated objectively and fairly.

"Hulu Brothers" has been ridiculed for its rights protection, reflecting that some people currently lack copyright awareness. In the face of copyright, no rights protection should be ignored, and no infringement can be justified. We look forward to more celebrity programs that can enhance copyright awareness, and never serve as a negative example of intellectual property protection.

Editor: Nancy