Sound Association, China repeatedly attack the prosecution well RADIUS and a number of KTV tort
In the late 1980 of the 20th century, the KTV was introduced into mainland China, and gradually became an important place for vast numbers of people daily and leisure. In recent years, the Shanghai Court accepting a large amount of KTV operators are being sued violated music video (MV) copyright cases. Indicted including RADIUS, Shanghai City high visibility, operate larger KTV.
On April 26, the journalists surging from the Yangpu district people's Court was informed that, since January 1, 2014, the Court has accepted the plaintiff for Association of sound works against the show right, copy right, 116 in judgment closing with 10 of them, the defendant was found liable in tort.
Music Association sued the two entertainment companies
According to Court introduced, China audio-video copyright collective management societies ("sound sets") was approved by the national copyright administration of China audio-video copyright collective management organization established, in accordance with the audio and video programs on copyright and related rights collective management of copyright.
On March 6, 2012, the Music Association and rights holders the rolling stones of the audio-visual copyright authorization contract was signed, tone set by rights the authorized exclusive access rights music video works shown in Kara OK locations right, reproduction right, has the right to his own name infringement proceedings against the infringing use.
Recently, the Association said the tone set, softlink Rai KTV industry as a manager of the company, the use of "Ou Chenlai" and "OUCHENLAI" brand KTV industry in a leading position in the country, its mode of operation is provided to the public through audiovisual works projection entertainment services to attract the consumer. ADPL thinks that the tone set, softlink Levin company known for using MV to the works of collective management organizations to pay music copyright fee, however the company has been signing store amount due to authorization fee, on the other hand refused to renew after expiration of the contract, but new stores do not sign a contract. For softlink MV Levin company and its affiliated stores in operation, sound Association advocates the violation of the right to copies of MV works, shown on the right.
Music Association also believes that, as a co-defendant, Lai Lai company, company will actually accept the softlink Europe unified management of the chain. In business in the, Europe Rai company using "Ou Chenlai", and "OUCHENLAI" of unified song system and music library, through softlink Rai company development run of positioning system accept consumers of positioning, in business places using unified of charges table, service personnel also wearing unified uniforms, unified using Europe e Rai company development of phone APP program song, and cut song, using Europe e Rai company of storage value card can in Europe Rai company of stores consumption. Therefore, sound Association advocates euro-Rai infringement arising from the business activities of the company should be a softlink Levin company and assume joint and several liability.
Sound Court euro-Rai company Association request to stop the infringing act, and removed from the sing system infringed works MV and make compensation for the economic loss of 200,000 yuan, softlink Lai company bear joint and several liability.
Two entertainment company was sentenced to pay 49,000 yuan
Face audio Association charges, softlink Levin company Lai company said because of the sound, and the European Association cannot provide authorized works registration form and original song track library, so do not continue to enter into licensing contracts. 152 in connection with MV works, 9 videos and authorized works with the same name and picture, but are at their concerts, documentaries, film footage and other versions, does not belong to the music video works created by a process analogous to cinematography. 8 videos screen in addition to the rolling stones logo, a logo of third party rights, companies do not prove the copyright owner for the rolling stones. Audio 90 videos provided by the Association as evidence, notarization of each video is only for a few seconds, and can not prove was charged with infringing the presumption was not recorded pictures, words, music and authorized works, proved ineffective.
Softlink Lai also pointed out that softlink Levin company trademark licensing relationship with Barclays only in Europe, Lai Lai company, company will be Europe, so the softlink described on its website as one of the stores, but Lai sing system by its purchase of the company, two companies use the same library of facts does not exist. The two companies are independent business entities, independent accounting, not euro-Rai company bear joint and several liability of tort.
After trial, the Court found that provides authorized works registration form and genuine rock tracks song library is copyright owner's obligations, not tuning Association on two entertainment companies have contractual obligations. Sound Association has licensed music publication on the official website of television works, therefore providing authorized works registration form and original sound-track song library does not affect the association according to the music video involved works rights granted by the copyright owner.
107 videos challenging two entertainment companies, 9 of the video not the concert or simply clips, film picture machinery records, plot arrangements, music and picture tie, photomontage, embodies the ingenuity, belong to the music video works created by a process analogous to cinematography. 8 video despite third party logo, but Barclays failed to adduce evidence to prove that the accused infringing videos in Europe is authorized by the copyright owner shown and copied from legitimate publications, also failed to adduce evidence to prove that the third party "rights holders" of its existence. According to the evidence provided by sound Association, was enough to assume this 8 MV works copyright holder for rolling stone company. 90 videos that are not full legalization, notarization is consistent with the content clear. According to daily life experiences, foreign operators KTV provide customers on-demand MV works should have complete consistency, softlink Levin company and Euro-Rai plays within the company has not provided evidence that the site of MV works in connection with video footage and music video works have involved different and therefore contradicts the opinion of the Court not to accept the two entertainment companies.
According to softlink Barclays website information display, two entertainment companies use a unified reservation, uniform external job information, value cards issued uniform, use the same mobile APP program song song. Softlink Europe Barclays to Levin's website the company as one of the stores. Therefore, the Court found that Chen Lai Lai companies, companies in Europe operating in Europe unified management, chain management, in response to Europe's black bear joint and several liability of tort of company.
Considered in connection with the works of MV type, production cost, popularity, reasonable fees and subjective fault, two scale factors such as plot, tort, court euro-Rai music companies to stop using and delete connection with television production, and sound Association 49000 Yuan of economic loss, softlink Lai company bear joint and several liability.
According to Yangpu district people's Court introduced since January 1, 2014, the Court has accepted the plaintiff for Association of sound works against the show right, copy right, 116 in judgment closing with 10 of them, the defendant was found liable in tort.
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(Editors: Hao Long UN654)
2016-04-26 22:48:50
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中国音集协屡屡出击 起诉好乐迪等多家KTV侵权
20世纪80年代末，KTV被引入中国大陆，逐渐成为广大老百姓日常休闲娱乐的重要场所。近年来，上海的法院受理了大量KTV经营者被诉侵犯音乐电视（MV）作品著作权的案件。被起诉的包括好乐迪、上海歌城等知名度较高、经营规模较大的KTV。
4月26日，澎湃新闻记者从杨浦区人民法院获悉，2014年1月1日至今，该法院共受理原告为音集协的侵害作品放映权、复制权纠纷116件，其中以判决方式结案的有10件，被告均被判决承担相应的侵权责任。
音集协状告两家娱乐公司
据法院介绍，中国音像著作权集体管理协会（简称“音集协”）是经国家版权局批准成立的中国唯一的音像著作权集体管理组织，依法对音像节目的著作权以及著作权有关的权利实施集体管理。
2012年3月6日，音集协与权利人滚石公司签署了《音像著作权授权合同》，音集协通过权利人的授权独占性地获得了权利人的音乐电视作品在卡拉OK经营场所的放映权、复制权，有权利以自己的名义对侵权使用者的侵权行为提起诉讼。
日前，音集协诉称，欧辰莱公司作为KTV行业的经营者，其使用的“欧辰莱”、“OUCHENLAI”品牌在全国KTV行业中处于领先地位，其经营方式是通过向公众提供音像作品放映的娱乐服务来吸引消费。音集协认为，欧辰莱公司明知对于使用的MV应当向该作品的集体管理组织缴纳音像著作权使用费，但是该公司一方面指示已签约门店欠付授权使用费，另一方面在合同到期后拒不续约，而且指使新开门店不签订授权合同。对于欧辰莱公司及其下属门店继续使用MV的行为，音集协主张侵犯了MV作品的复制权、放映权。
音集协还认为，作为共同被告，欧莱公司实际上接受欧辰莱公司连锁式的统一经营管理。在经营中，欧莱公司使用“欧辰莱”、“OUCHENLAI”的统一点歌系统和曲库，通过欧辰莱公司开发运行的定位系统接受消费者的定位，在经营场所使用统一的收费表，服务人员也穿着统一制服，统一使用欧辰莱公司开发的手机APP程序点歌、切歌，使用欧辰莱公司的储值卡可以在欧莱公司的门店消费。因此，音集协主张欧莱公司的经营活动所产生的侵权后果应当由欧辰莱公司与之承担连带责任。
音集协请求法院判令欧莱公司停止侵权行为，并从点唱系统中删除被侵权的MV作品，并赔偿经济损失20万元，欧辰莱公司承担连带责任。
两家娱乐公司被判赔4.9万元
面对音集协的指控，欧辰莱公司和欧莱公司均称因为音集协不能提供授权作品登记表和正版曲目歌库，所以未继续签订许可使用合同。而在涉案的152部MV作品中，其中9部视频虽然与授权作品有着相同名称和画面，但都是演唱会、纪录片、影视画面等版本，不属于以类似摄制电影的方法创作的音乐电视作品。8部视频画面中除了出现滚石logo外，还有第三方权利人的logo，不能证明著作权人为滚石公司。还有音集协作为证据提供的90部视频，每部视频只公证了几秒钟，无法证明也无法推定被控侵权作品未被录制的画面、词、曲与授权作品一致，证明效力不足。
欧辰莱公司还指出，欧辰莱公司与欧莱公司仅存在商标许可使用关系，因此欧辰莱公司将欧莱公司作为门店之一在官方网站上进行介绍，但欧莱公司的点唱系统由其自行购买，两家公司不存在使用同一曲库的事实。两家公司是独立经营主体，各自独立核算，不应对欧莱公司的侵权行为承担连带责任。
经审理，法院认为提供授权作品登记表和正版曲目歌库是著作权人滚石公司的义务，并非音集协对两家娱乐公司的合同义务。音集协已将取得授权的音乐电视作品在官网上公示，因此是否提供授权作品登记表和正版曲目歌库不影响音集协依约享有涉案音乐电视作品著作权人授予的权利。
至于两家娱乐公司提出异议的107部视频，其中9部视频并非对演唱会、影视作品等画面机械记录或者单纯剪辑，在情节安排、音画配合、剪辑合成等方面体现了独创性，属于以类似摄制电影的方法创作的音乐电视作品。8部视频虽然出现了第三方的logo，但是欧莱公司未能举证证明被控侵权视频是经著作权人授权放映并从合法的出版物中复制而来，也未能举证证明第三方“权利人”的客观存在。而根据音集协提供的证据，已经足以认定这8部MV作品的著作权人为滚石公司。对于未完整公证的90部视频，已公证的内容明确两者是一致的。根据日常生活经验，对外经营的KTV提供顾客点播的MV作品应具有完整连贯性，欧辰莱公司和欧莱公司并没有提供证据证明经营场所内播放的涉案MV作品的视频画面与涉案音乐电视作品有何不同，因此两家娱乐公司的抗辩意见法院不予采纳。
根据欧辰莱公司网站信息显示，两家娱乐公司使用了统一的预约电话、统一对外发布招聘信息，发行统一的储值卡，使用同一手机APP程序点歌切歌。欧辰莱公司官网上将欧莱公司列为门店之一。因此，法院认定欧辰莱公司对欧莱公司的经营存在统一管理、连锁经营的情形，应对欧莱公司的侵权行为承担连带责任。
综合考虑涉案MV作品的类型、制作成本、流行程度、合理使用费及两家的主观过错、经营规模、侵权行为的情节等因素，法院判令欧莱公司停止使用并删除涉案音乐电视作品，并赔偿音集协经济损失49000元，欧辰莱公司承担连带责任。
据杨浦区人民法院介绍，2014年1月1日至今，该法院共受理原告为音集协的侵害作品放映权、复制权纠纷116件，其中以判决方式结案的有10件，被告均被判决承担相应的侵权责任。
（文中部分所涉公司为化名）
(责任编辑：郝龙 UN654)
2016-04-26 22:48:50
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