Self-cultivation of entertainment bigwigs

Chapter 196 Infringement or not
For a while, there was a lot of turmoil in the Internet literary world.

Especially the readers who wrote about martial arts fans were terrified. They were afraid that they would become the next defendant. All Qihang fan works were ordered to be taken off the shelves overnight, which can be described as a serious injury.

Even if it is revised and released at that time, I am afraid it will not return to the peak performance.

Countless authors of martial arts fans stamped their feet and beat their chests, while other types of authors also felt sorry for each other, and felt a sense of sadness when the rabbit died and the fox died.

Whether it constitutes infringement, Zhao Qian is not a professional, this is not clear.However, Yang Zhi, the person concerned, immediately stood up and posted an apology on Weibo, saying that his own Meng Lang had caused a lot of inconvenience to Mr. Cha, and he was willing to negotiate with Mr. Cha amicably.

One is a well-known master of martial arts novels for a long time, and the other is a best-selling author who topped this year's author rich list, instantly attracting the attention of all media and even a large number of netizens.

This should be regarded as the first case of copyright infringement of fan works in China.

Unlike Jiang Qi's plagiarism case some time ago, Yang Zhi himself did use the same name and relationship, and he also admitted and apologized.Jiang Qi refused to admit it.

Opinions on the Internet are divided into two groups.

One faction believes that there is no infringement.

The reason is that except for the same name, Yang Zhi's work does not have any similarity to the plot of the original work. Unless the name of the character is checked for a registered trademark, copyright does not protect the name of the character in the literary work.

And Yang Zhi's work did not constitute unfair competition to the original work, nor did it cause reputational damage to Zha's original work, so it is not an infringement.

The other faction always believes that it is an infringement.

The reason is that in a certain work, more than three original works with the same name, place name, scene and character relationship can be counted as fan works, and fan works themselves are infringing.

It’s okay if it’s an entertainment fan work, but the problem is that “Here” is a commercially profitable work, it was published back then, and now it’s going to be adapted into a movie. It’s no wonder that others can’t see such a big shield.

It would be fine if Cha died, but the problem is that he is still alive and the copyright still belongs to him, so it is normal to sue for infringement.

Even on the Longkong forum, there was a lot of trouble, and many author groups were discussing this matter.

Someone asked, why did everyone else sue Yang Zhi?

Most of the answers are: the pig is fattened and should be killed!
Zhao Qian did not participate in the discussion. In fact, in the final analysis, whoever has more money and who hires a better lawyer has a better chance of winning.

However, he guessed that Yang Zhi would definitely reconcile with Zha, and only the person concerned would know what price he would pay.

In the capital, in a high-end coffee shop.

Yang Zhi sat across from Editor-in-Chief Zhou of the publishing company that helped publish the novel. This time, besides Yang Zhi himself, the publishing company was also among the defendants in the lawsuit.

Editor-in-Chief Zhou frowned: "Are you really planning to agree to the other party's compensation terms? This is 500 million yuan, and all published books must be destroyed! I found that the old man had lost his mind, thinking that this is a tiny place in Xiangjiang, and he can do whatever he wants. Let him act recklessly?"

Yang Zhi sighed, adjusted his rimless glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said calmly: "Let's discuss with the other party first, there must be demand for this lawsuit."

"Here" just released the news that it was going to be adapted into a movie, and then received a subpoena from the court, and no one would be happy if it was changed.But this matter is indeed his fault first, and what he wants to think about now is how to minimize the loss.

The old man Zha is over 90 this year, and he is still jumping like this, no one else.

"Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, I have already sent someone to contact the other party, wait for the result." Looking at the busy street outside the window, Yang Zhi's heart is not as calm as it seems on the surface.

Regarding fan infringement cases, the discussion on the Internet has continued unabated.

Some people on the forum even think that this is a good thing, and it can attract the public to turn their attention to martial arts again.

Zhao Qian felt that it was pure nonsense, the martial arts were dead long ago, and they are still rising again?

Not to mention martial arts, even Xianxia is almost finished, and it is only by relying on Zhao Qian's "Buddha is the Way" that he created a new prehistoric trend and forced a continuation.

The old man Zha also relied on selling copyrights to remake, just to gain a sense of existence. In recent years, the remakes of a series of martial arts dramas have not been paid by the audience. Anyway, they are all hot chicken.

Because of Yin Zhiping, the Dragon Knight, Zhao Qian has always been against Cha Mou!

This guy has to write something that he can't get himself, and it's disgusting. Looking at his series of works, he is simply a master of the green hat style!
How to discuss on the Internet has nothing to do with Zhao Qian, anyway, just make your own money.

The editor finally talked to him about Prodigal Boy's game copyright, and it was the editor-in-chief Lao Dao who talked to him personally.

The old man said: "Perfect Game intends to purchase the full copyright of the game "God-Level Prodigal Boy", including end-to-end mobile games and page games. The asking price is 800 million. What do you think?"

Zhao Qian didn't agree right away, even though he was tempted by the price: "Based on your experience as editor-in-chief, is this price appropriate?"

The old man replied: "It's not bad, the price of urban novel game copyright is not low. Although the prodigal boy's Baidu index is very high, but after all, the subject matter limits the development, so the price of 800 million, the game copyright package, is acceptable. .”

Zhao Qian thought about it for a few minutes, and decided that it would be better if he sold it, so as not to lose it in his own hands. After all, the book has already been finished, and the enthusiasm will subside sooner or later, so he agreed: "Okay, I can accept it."

The old man also breathed a sigh of relief: "Since this is the case, the Perfect Nandu branch will send someone to sign the contract with you tomorrow, and Qihang will also send someone there. You should pay attention to the phone call then."

"Understood." Zhao Qian replied.

The website will help with most things, and the author doesn't have to think too much about it. Sometimes it doesn't matter even if the price is low, as long as the copyright can be sold.

Ten birds in the forest are not as good as one bird in the hand, that's what it means.

The 800 million copyright fee, according to the share ratio, Zhao Qian can get 480 million, even after tax deduction, there are still more than 426 million. Finally, he experienced the feeling of getting rich, just like winning the 500 million grand prize!
Sure enough, it is still quick to sell copyrights, no wonder more and more great authors choose to write customized articles.Writing a custom article for a game company, no matter how bad the writing is, as long as the copyright IP is fired, it will be a win-win situation for the author, website and game.

Or the game company directly buys out all copyrights, with an eight-figure custom price, few people can not be tempted.

However, what Zhao Qian didn't expect was that Lao Dao contacted him again in the afternoon.

"The copyright of the prodigal boy, Penguin Animation wants it, will you sell it?"

Seeing this news, Zhao Qian was a little dazed, what the hell, this is good luck, and it can't be stopped!
Quickly asked: "How much are they bidding?"

　Regarding Li Wanqing's situation, you guys are thinking too much...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)