copyright infringement

The Medusa LoRA Model Case: User Found Liable for Infringement, Large Model Platform Exempted – What Are the Reasons?

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The Medusa LoRA Model Case: User Found Liable for Infringement, Large Model Platform Exempted - What Are the Reasons?

With the rapid development of the artificial intelligence industry, AI creation has emerged, widely applied in writing, image, and video generation, leading to numerous intellectual property disputes. On November 3, 2025, the Jinshan District People’s Court in Shanghai made a first-instance ruling in China’s first copyright infringement case involving large AI models, attracting widespread attention … Read more

Gateway Product Based on OpenWRT System Software Development Obtains Software Copyright Certificate; Former Employee’s Code Theft Constitutes Infringement

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Gateway Product Based on OpenWRT System Software Development Obtains Software Copyright Certificate; Former Employee's Code Theft Constitutes Infringement

Case Summary176: Supreme People’s Court (2021) Supreme Court Civil Final 51 Key Information of the Case: 1.Suzhou He Guang Company was established onJuly 12, 2006, with a registered capital of 60.3377 million yuan. Its business scope includes research, design, development, and production of programmable user switches, access network system equipment, user access service managers, gateway … Read more

Can Advertising Income of Infringers Be Considered Illegal Gains?

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Can Advertising Income of Infringers Be Considered Illegal Gains?

Translation | Ren Mingshuo (任铭硕)The College of Law of The Australian National University When the right holder discovers infringing content or acts accompanied by advertising during the process of rights protection and evidence collection, they should further investigate the advertising placement situation of the infringer. If it can be proved that the advertising placement is … Read more

Patent Drafting: A Single Word Difference Leads to a 510,000 Yuan Compensation Demand Withdrawn in 12 Days

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Patent Drafting: A Single Word Difference Leads to a 510,000 Yuan Compensation Demand Withdrawn in 12 Days

Low-quality patents have become the “plagiarism guide” for competitors The Importance of Claim Generalization from the Perspective of “Servo Motors” Many managers mistakenly believe that “patent authorization means no worries,” thinking it can prevent competitors from copying technology or designs. The core of the patent system is “protection in exchange for disclosure.” In reality, if … Read more

Case Report: Supreme Court Ruling on Copyright Infringement for Software Using GPL Open Source Code Without Open Sourcing

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Case Report: Supreme Court Ruling on Copyright Infringement for Software Using GPL Open Source Code Without Open Sourcing

Disclaimer: 1. This report has selected and edited certain cases based on research value and reference significance, but this does not represent the report’s endorsement of the court’s views and its judgment results; 2. This report may contain errors or misunderstandings in the selection and editing of judgments or news information, and all editorial responsibilities … Read more

Reasonably Defining the Rights Boundaries of Secondary Developers of GPLv2 and Other Open Source Licenses

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Reasonably Defining the Rights Boundaries of Secondary Developers of GPLv2 and Other Open Source Licenses

“The Supreme People’s Court’s proper handling of this case has reasonably defined the rights boundaries of secondary developers of software under open source licenses such as GPLv2, setting a benchmark for the development of a Chinese-style open source community, marking an important milestone in China’s software development industry, and is of great significance.” On November … Read more

The First Case of Copyright Infringement in Smart Robot Live Streaming: Is AI Robot Live Streaming Infringing?

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The First Case of Copyright Infringement in Smart Robot Live Streaming: Is AI Robot Live Streaming Infringing?

This case was selected as one of the “Top Ten Intellectual Property Judicial Protection Cases of 2022” by the Hangzhou Court: it is the first case of copyright infringement in smart robot live streaming in the country, raising new legal issues for intellectual property protection due to the development of artificial intelligence and new business … Read more

Developer of DIY Stock Trading Robot Sentenced!

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Developer of DIY Stock Trading Robot Sentenced!

On May 19, 2025, the Shanghai Second Intermediate People’s Court made a final ruling on the case of Zhong, who was suspected of illegal business operations and copyright infringement, stating, “The appeal is rejected, and the original judgment is upheld; this ruling is final.”Thus,the first case supported by the Jing’an District Prosecutor’s Office, involving the … Read more