When Judge Tao Zhiji led the two jurors into Trial Hall No. 3, Lu Fei immediately stood up and shouted, making the atmosphere in the hall instantly become serious.
It is worth mentioning that except for Tao Zhiji, the presiding judge, and Lu Fei, the clerk, have not changed.
The two jurors are not the same two who tried Yang Shiping's case last time.
When everyone sat down, Tao Zhiji was already looking through the paperwork handed over by Lu Fei. After a moment, he picked up the small hammer in his hand and struck it.
"The trial of Sun Beitao's lawsuit against Shen Mu for plagiarism will now begin!"
Tao Zhiji still had that cold look, which made everyone look extremely serious.
After she finished speaking, the plaintiff's lawyer Guan Congrong stood up directly.
"Our client declares that "The Prince's Revenge" is our original creation. No one may plagiarize, use it for reference or use it for other commercial purposes without our authorization!"
Guan Dazhuang's eloquence is undoubtedly excellent. He may have memorized these things several times, and now he speaks them very smoothly and appears to be righteous.
Today is an era where copyright is king. A good work will naturally attract countless imitations and edits. Some things cannot be stated openly.
For example, at this time, with plagiarism becoming a common trend in the entertainment industry, once it reaches the level of a court trial, it is illegal.
In this kind of matter, it is important for the people not to punish the officials, but now that Sun Beitao has sued Shen Mu, the court will naturally accept the case.
This is something clearly written in the legal provisions.
Guan Congrong, who has always been good at fighting this kind of lawsuits, spoke at length and even read several articles of the law directly to show the momentum of their side.
"The No. 1 evidence submitted by our client listed seventeen similarities between the plots of Langya Bang and Prince's Revenge, which is enough to prove that Langya Bang plagiarized Prince's Revenge!"
After reading the legal provisions, Guan Congrong finally got to the point.
Lu Fei had already placed the so-called evidence document No. 1 in front of Judge Tao Zhiji in triplicate.
Tao Zhiji and the two jurors had actually seen this so-called evidence No. 1 a long time ago.
This was not taken out today, so they simply browsed through it and then turned their attention to Shen Mu.
"Defendant, what explanation do you have for the plaintiff's accusations?"
In a court hearing, it is naturally impossible to listen to one side of the story from either party.
Moreover, Tao Zhiji did not see any panic in Shen Mu from the moment she came in, which made her subconsciously feel that this scene seemed familiar.
Just nearly half a month ago, Tao Zhiji tried Yang Shiping's defamation case. Shen Mu was the plaintiff at that time, and the final result needless to say.
Tao Ji has studied all the evidence. To be honest, from her professional perspective as a judge, the evidence provided by Sun Beitao's side can be said to be flawless.
Since no flaws can be seen, these evidences will be considered true. Under such strong evidence, it should be difficult for Shen Mu to defend himself, right?
"Plaintiff's lawyer, are you sure that there are only seventeen similarities between the Wolf Fang List and the Prince's Revenge?"
Under the gazes of the judge and the two jurors, Shen Mu's defense lawyer Wang Rongcheng slowly stood up.
And the first sentence he asked made everyone stunned.
From what Wang Rongcheng said, it seems that there are more than seventeen similarities between the two.
But this is obviously detrimental to your side of the Langya List. If there are more similarities, what good will it do to you?
"Your Honor, two jurors, we also have a piece of evidence to submit here!"
Wang Rongcheng took his time and took out a stack of documents from his bag. Seeing this, Lu Fei walked over and took the stack of documents from his hand.
Looking at the document, which was a bit thicker than the evidence provided by Sun Beitao's side, Lu Fei's eyes flashed with a strange light, as if he had returned to the trial half a month ago.
At that time, Wang Rongcheng, Shen Mu's lawyer, was framed by the other party's despicable methods and could not speak in court. Didn't Shen Mu also bring out the so-called evidence and kill him with one blow?
But at this moment, when they saw the documentary evidence provided by Wang Rongcheng, Sun Beitao and the others had come to their senses and were not too worried.
Because they not only have physical evidence, but also witnesses, and now there is even one more witness.
Even if you, Shen Mu, have physical evidence, their side still has the absolute upper hand.
"Actually, the similarities between the Wolf Fang List and the first ten episodes of Prince's Revenge are far more than seventeen, but... twenty-eight!"
After Wang Rongcheng handed over the evidence, while the judge and jurors were looking at the evidence, his eyes had already turned to Sun Beitao's side.
The words that came out of his mouth made Sun Beitao not only surprised, but also aroused a strong curiosity. This is the director's instinct.
Sun Beitao has studied the scripts of Prince's Revenge and Spike List countless times, and finding those seventeen similarities is his ultimate limit.
But what Sun Beitao didn't know was that the Spike List script he got was actually a special script deliberately written by Shen Mu, just waiting for him to take the initiative to get in.
It would be fine if Sun Beitao didn't attack, but if he had bad intentions and plagiarized and borrowed from the Langya List, he would add insult to injury. Then don't blame Shen Mu for being ruthless.
In addition to the seventeen similarities, there are eleven similarities that are not easy for ordinary people to see. This is even more ingenious than the original design of Endless Glory.
Unless the screenwriter and director Shen Mu personally points it out, no matter how powerful a person is, he can only find more than a dozen places, including those actors on the Wolf Fang List itself.
Perhaps only Shen Mu, who plays the role of Mei Lang, Xu Xu, can tell all these details, so that Xu Xu can perfectly understand the role of Mei Lang.
But although Sun Beitao's directorial skills are great, they pale into insignificance under the foreshadowing that Shen Mu deliberately planted.
Shen Mu is not an ordinary director, he is a man of destiny with a system.
With the blessing of the system, when he looks at Sun Beitao, the so-called famous director of the Dragon Kingdom, he is like an adult looking after a child.
"Director Sun, are you curious about what the remaining eleven places are?"
At this time, Shen Mu suddenly spoke. He could naturally see the change in Sun Beitao's expression, and there was a hint of ridicule in his tone.
It's just ordinary people, but Sun Beitao's Revenge of the Crown Prince borrowed a lot from the Wolf Fang List. For example, the seventeen places are Sun Beitao's proud work.
He perfectly integrated some classic details of the Wolf Fang List into the story of the Crown Prince's Revenge, but he did not know that he also incorporated other details unknowingly.
Sun Beitao himself was not aware of these additional details, which made the whole thing much weirder.
Shen Mu was right. At this moment, Sun Beitao was really curious about what the remaining eleven places were, but how could Shen Mu tell him?
Naturally, Tao Zhiji and the two jurors would not say anything, which made Sun Beitao feel like a cat scratching his heart.
There is both curiosity and uneasiness that the situation is out of control.
"It is well-founded and extremely rigorous. The evidence provided by the defendant is true!"
About ten minutes later, Tao Zhiji finally closed the evidence materials in his hands, and then turned his attention to Sun Beitao, his eyes looking strange.
"Judge Tao, since the evidence we provided is true and more comprehensive, can it be shown that Sun Beitao is slandering and slandering, and the Prince's Revenge is the plagiarized Wolf Fang List?"
Wang Rongcheng's voice suddenly rose a little higher. He pointed at the three people opposite him and spoke with righteous indignation, making Sun Beitao's body tremble slightly.
Until now, Sun Beitao didn't know what the remaining eleven similarities were. This uncertainty also caused some changes in his mood.
At this time, it is time to reflect the psychological quality of a qualified lawyer, which is why both parties need to hire a lawyer.
Because you don’t know whether a sudden change will make the person involved lose his balance?
Once you are speechless due to nervousness or excitement, wouldn’t it mean that you will be completely defeated?
Wang Rongcheng had such worries at that time. Even if he knew that Shen Mu had ironclad evidence at that time, there was no guarantee that no accident would really happen.
"Lawyer Wang, are your words too alarmist?"
As his name suggests, Guan Congrong stood up from his chair calmly, first asked a rhetorical question, and then said: "It's just written evidence submitted. What can this mean?"
"The evidence provided by both of us is that there are similarities between Prince's Revenge and Langya Bang. This does not mean whether Prince's Revenge copied Langya Bang, or Langya Bang plagiarized Prince's Revenge!"
Guan Congrong talked eloquently. He knew that after the other party submitted more comprehensive evidence, he might not be able to win today's lawsuit based on physical evidence alone.
And now the other party's evidence is more comprehensive, catching them off guard.
If there were no other backup plans, the boat might really capsize in the gutter today.
"Your Honor, I request that Witness No. 1 be allowed to appear in court to testify!"
Guan Congrong ignored Wang Rongcheng, but turned his attention to the position of the chief judge. The words he said made Ye Lan and Shen Mu couldn't help but look at each other.
"agree!"
As for Judge Tao Zhiji, he looked over the evidence from both sides again and nodded.
After all, what Guan Congrong said just now is not wrong. Although the written evidence submitted by Shen Mu proved that the two dramas were more similar, it could not prove who copied whom.
The two dramas were launched on the same day, so the similarities are not really ironclad evidence.
In many literary works, the possibility of collision between creativity and setting is also extremely high.
Even now, there is a trend of borrowing from others on the Internet.
It is obviously plagiarism, but you have to say that you are borrowing from it. This kind of lawsuit is also the most difficult to fight.