Typical Cases

Platform operator bears joint liability if it allows merchant involved in dispute to exit

2025-11-29

How can a consumer protect his rights under such a situation? What judgment would the court give to protect the consumer's legal rights? You will find answers to these questions in the judgment of this typical case.
Contract dismissed if seller fails to fully, accurately disclose product information

2025-11-19

The positive expectations generated by the large type promotions starkly contrast to the restrictive information hidden in small type, leading to subsequent consumption disputes. The Beijing Internet Court (BIC) recently adjudicated a consumer right protection case arising from this type of promotional practice.
Listed company's disclosure of ordinary employee's salary infringes privacy right

2025-11-14

The Beijing Internet Court (BIC) adjudicated a case involving the infringement of the right to privacy through an information disclosure by a listed company. The BIC clarified that listed companies must balance public interest with individual privacy rights.
Individual penalized for making false claims about an AI-generated picture to influence trial proceedings

2025-11-13

In a recent case concerning a dispute over the right to network dissemination of information of a work, the Beijing Internet Court (BIC) took measures against a party who made false statements and engaged in bad-faith litigation intended to evade the court's review of the work's creative process and originality.
Original virtual digital human images constitute artistic works and are protected by copyright law

2025-10-29

Virtual digital human images carry significant commercial value, widely applied in brand promotion and marketing in the digital era. In practice, licensing fees are often used to calculate damages, but such fees typically combine copyright license fees with derivative services such as copywriting, video production, and advertising. When the form of infringement differs from the agreed use, such fees may not be directly comparable. Given that virtual digital humans embody multiple rights, when damages are sought for a single right, losses should be assessed holistically, considering their composite value.
How does AI infringe people's rights?

2025-10-16

On Oct 14, Oriental Horizon, a TV program produced by China Central Television's Channel 13, reported on typical AI-related infringement cases adjudicated by the Beijing Internet Court (BIC). BIC judges Sun Mingxi, Yan Jun and Liu Chengzu were invited to the program to analyze such cases.
How can consumers protect their rights after buying a plane ticket with bundling sales?

2025-10-15

Judge Li Wenchao of the Beijing Internet Court (BIC) was interviewed on Eyes On, a program on China Central Television's Channel 13, to explain cases involving plane tickets bundled with hidden value-added services.
Governing AI misuse requires both exposing falsity and distinguishing authenticity

2025-08-22

On Aug 19, Yuan Jianhua, deputy chief judge, and Zhang Qian, judge of the First Comprehensive Division of the Beijing Internet Court, were interviewed by CCTV-13 program News 1+1 regarding China's first case in which a platform determined that user-generated content was AI-generated.

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