Copyright

  • 83 : 83

    [Judge Dongtao Li]

    The Facts

    The plaintiff is company A, and the defendant is company B. Both of them are producers of portable speaker systems, which are sold...

  • Because of 2000

    [Judge Dongtao Li]

    The Facts

    Both the plaintiff and the defendant are suppliers of software to the stock market.

    On October 1997, the plaintiff succeeded in...

  • It’s the Dog's Fault?

    [Judge Dongtao Li]

    The Facts

    The plaintiff and the defendant are .com companies.

    In May 1999, after registering its domain name, the...

  • From a Cat to a Tiger

    [Judge Dongtao Li]

    The Facts

    The plaintiff is a software engineer.

    The defendant is a software company. 

    ...
  • Resemblance To A Slim Lady

    [Judge Dongtao Li]

    The Facts

    The plaintiff is Beijing Founder Electronics Co., Ltd., a well-known IT enterprise in China.

    The first defendant is Procter...

  • Sending You Flowers

    [Judge Dongtao Li]

    The Facts

    The plaintiff and the defendant are .com companies that sell flowers online.

    To order a bouquet of flowers from the plaintiff...

  • Who is No. 1?

    [Judge Dongtao Li]

    The Facts

    The plaintiff and the defendant are .com companies that provide the same online service: advertising Chinese law firms and lawyers....

  • Warner Music - Victim of a Chinese frivolous lawsuit?

    [By Arthur Tan-Chi Yuan]

    [Author’s note: Key lessons for non-Chinese litigants: frivolous lawsuit] 

    Beijing Chaoyang District People’s Court...

  • A Copyright Case on C2C

    Time of the judgment: Jun.16, 2011

    Court: People’s Court for Haidian District, Beijing, PRC.

    Judge: Li Dongtao

    Plaintiff: Beijing Science & Technology Publishing...

  • Civil Judgment

    People’s Court of Haidian District, Beijing Civil Judgment

    Case Number: NO. IP18 of 1999

    Plaintiff: Chen Weihua, Male, and Manager of Beijing Rong Yi Da Electronic Ltd. Date of...

  • Who is ALK

    Who is “ALK”?

    By Dongtao Li, LL.M., Judge of The People’s Court of Haidian District, Beijing, China.
    (Posted on May...

  • Secret Website

    The Secret Website, The Secret Infringer

    By Dongtao Li, LL.M., Judge of The People’s Court of Haidian District, Beijing, China.

    In this first instance...

  • Forward thinking

    [Arthur Tan-Chi Yuan]

    After reading Judge's article on online forms, it occurred to me that as the Chinese increase E-...

  • Commissioned Work

    [Arthur Tan-Chi Yuan]
    The term used in Judge Li's article is the “commissioned work.” This term is to be...

  • Features of Chinese Copyright Law

    [Arthur Tan-Chi Yuan]

    Based on Judge Li’s article in the featured column Cyberlaw Lens, Chinese copyright law recognizes a...

  • Dispute Over Online Forms: Online Forms May Be Deemed Copyrightable Works

    By Dongtao Li, LL.M., Judge of The People’s Court of Haidian District, Beijing, China. (Posted on January 6, 2011.

    This article was previously published in Judge Li's book...

  • Copyrighting "ME": Copyright Issues Involving Commissioned Work

    By Dongtao Li, LL.M., Judge of The People’s Court of Haidian District, Beijing, China.

    (Posted on January 6, 2011. This article was previously published in Judge Li's book...

  • A Case of Website Homepages: Website Homepage is Copyrightable in China

    By Dongtao Li, LL.M., Judge of The People’s Court of Haidian District, Beijing, China.

    (Posted on January 6, 2011. This article was previously published in Judge Li's book...