Typical Cases

What are consumer’s rights when an online purchase is not delivered?

2022-08-26

The plaintiff surnamed Li bought a set of furniture from an online shop for about 1,800 yuan ($265) one morning in 2020.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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).
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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