Headlines from China: Peppa Pig Wins Copyright Case at Hangzhou Court of The Internet

Peppa Pig Wins Copyright Case at Hangzhou Court of The Internet

On August 20, the Hangzhou Court of The Internet ordered two Chinese companies Jufan Limited and Jiale Toys Industrial to pay 150,000 yuan (US $22,000) to Peppa Pig rights holders Entertainment One UK Limited and Astley Baker David Limited for copyright infringement,  and also to stop producing and selling a product with the image of Peppa Pig on it. This marks the first ruling on production copyright infringement by this newly established internet court. Since the Peppa Pig series debuted in China in 2015, its right holders have been actively protecting the copyright of this cartoon character in the middle kingdom. After discovering an unlicensed toy kitchen set decorated with Peppa Pig images on Alibaba’s Taobao Marketplace, they filed a lawsuit against the online store Jufan Limited and the producer Jiale Toys Industrial. the Read more on iresearch.cn

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