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App developer liable for failure to provide clear disclosure of business operators
2022-08-16
Plaintiff surnamed Liu said he successfully pre-ordered and paid for a purchase from a self-operated shop at an online shopping platform, and received a confirmation email from the platform.
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Rights and interests of historical members of crowdfunding platforms shouldn’t be affected by change of standards
2022-07-28
The plaintiff surnamed Yan joined a program for severe illnesses on a mutual-funding platform in 2016 with a maximum medical coverage of 300,000 yuan ($44,940).
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Online review related right infringement cases
2022-07-07
As online shopping is now a major lifestyle practice, online product reviews by consumers have become a major reference for their shopping decisions.
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Use of publicly available images of actors for artistic appreciation does not constitute infringement of right to likeness
2022-06-29
The Beijing Internet Court (BIC) recently concluded a network tort liability case where a company (the defendant) used published stills of an actor (the plaintiff) on its WeChat account for appreciation and commentary purposes.
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How is compensation determined when both parties submit different market price evidence for use of similar types of images?
2022-06-28
The Beijing Internet Court (BIC) recently held an open hearing on a case of infringement of the information network dissemination right.
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Comics platform liable for providing content inappropriate for minors
2022-06-21
In December 2020, the parents of Xiao Xue, a middle school student, found out to their surprise that she had deposited money to an online comic reading platform from May 25, 2019 to Dec 22, 2020 to a total of 1,466 yuan ($219).
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Case trial clarifies online chat group administrators’ scope of authority
2022-05-30
As people are nowadays more active in cyberspace, chat groups have become a necessary means of communication and more and more disputes related to the authority of chat group administrators have arisen.
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Plagiarizing webpage design may constitute infringement
2022-05-30
The Beijing Internet Court (BIC) recently trialed a case on plagiarizing the page design of a website.