Chinese technology companies are suspected of copyright infringement, and Netflix, Disney, Sony and other international film and television companies have filed class action lawsuits.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Shanghai Duomei Network Technology Co., Ltd. was sued by a foreign film and television company, accusing Duodu Video of copyright infringement. Most of the companies that decided to take legal action are internationally renowned film and television companies, such as Netflix, Disney and Sony.

According to the report of the Chinese technology media "IT Home", Shanghai Zhongmei Network Technology Co., Ltd. has recently added a number of court announcements, allegedly infringing on copyright and infringing on the right to disseminate information on the Internet. Most of the sued companies are internationally renowned film and television companies. Including Universal Content Productions, Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros. Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Netflix, and Disney.

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This is not the first time that Shanghai Duomei Network Technology Co., Ltd. has faced infringement issues.

In 2021, the audio-visual platform "Renren Video" under Shanghai Duongmei Network Technology Co., Ltd. was fined for infringement as early as 2016 and 2018.

The Apple App Store will remove Renren Video in 2021. In 2022, Xiaomi Group and Kuaishou will strategically invest in Renren Video and change its name to Duoduo Video.

"Upstream News" pointed out that Shanghai Duomei Network Technology Co., Ltd. has always been in the gray area of ​​international film and television copyright. It started as a pirated version, and then turned into a normal company.

In order to avoid infringement issues, Duoduo videos are marked as "uploaded by users" on the homepage. In addition, it is also clearly stipulated in the user agreement that if the uploaded works are suspected of infringement, the user must bear the legal responsibility, intending to shirk responsibility and blame the use. By.