Copyright dispute over "Big Head Son": CCTV Animation won the case and won compensation of 280,000 yuan

on August 18, 2017, CCTV Animation won the copyright dispute over the famous CCTV animated film "Big head son and small head Dad" in Beijing Chaoyang District people's Court.

on August 18, 2017, CCTV Animation won the copyright dispute over the famous CCTV animated film "Big head son and small head Dad" in Beijing Chaoyang District people's Court. The court ruled that the defendant Hangzhou Big head son Culture Co., Ltd. and Beijing Times Beauty Trading Co., Ltd. stopped authorizing the production and sale of infringing products from the effective date of this judgment; the defendant Hangzhou Big head son Culture Co., Ltd. compensated the plaintiff CCTV Animation Co., Ltd. for economic losses and reasonable expenses totaling 280000 yuan.

the cause of the case is that without the permission of CCTV animation, Hangzhou Big head Company authorizes others to use the character image of Big head son, who enjoys copyright in CCTV animation, to produce and sell dolls.

for more than 20 years, CCTV animation has invested a lot of manpower and material resources to build a big-head son animation brand and make it a well-known animation star in the country. CCTV animation has always enjoyed full copyright of the three main characters in the cartoon "Big head son and small head Dad". In this case, Hangzhou Big head Company and other relevant parties ignored the law and facts and used the animated character "Big head son" to develop, produce and sell dolls without permission, which seriously violated the legal rights of CCTV animation.

the victory of CCTV animation in Beijing once again defines the copyright of CCTV animation to the cartoon "Big head son and small head Dad" and animation characters. The judgment of Beijing Chaoyang Court demonstrates the fairness and justice of the law, shows that the judicial environment of our country has greatly strengthened and improved the protection of intellectual property rights, and fully embodies the legislative purpose of encouraging originality and innovation in the copyright Law.

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