After the copycat new book came out, some netizens sent private messages to the company's social network account, and Chen Qing also found out about it.
But after his investigation, he found that this matter was more difficult to handle.
"The three body problem is actually a comedy short film released in 2004, and the version that appears online is also a novel of the same name written by the screenwriter of the previous short film. This means that this book is more than ten years earlier than "The Three Body Problem", and
It’s just that the title of the book looks similar, but it expresses completely different meanings. What’s even more coincidental is that the screenwriter’s name is pamara zaloney, which can also be referred to as pz. Although we can sue for unfair competition, it will definitely be very troublesome.
You may not win the case.”
After listening to what Chen Qing said, Zhang nodded. Transnational rights protection is inherently troublesome, and this incident is indeed a coincidence. Whether the other party constitutes unfair competition depends on what the jury and the judge think.
"Although it is troublesome, we should try our best to do it. We are not short of the money. The main reason is that the other party's methods this time are a bit bad. Many readers have been defrauded of their money, and the impact is very bad." Zhang Zhong said.
"Then we must win?" Chen Qing asked. The investment in the lawsuit depends on Zhang Zhong's attitude. If Zhang Zhong is determined to win, then Chen Qing will definitely invest a lot of financial resources and manpower.
When fighting a lawsuit in the United States, the most important thing is money. Once the money is available, the chance of winning the lawsuit will increase infinitely.
Not to mention the 10,000 yuan refund, the screenwriter may not have that much money to pay the legal fees, and he may not be able to bear it and surrender first.
However, Zhang Zhong said, "No, we just need to express our attitude. Whether we win the lawsuit or not has no impact on us."
Zhang Zhong's thinking is very clear. Now many readers in the English area are very angry because of this incident. They need someone to seek justice for them, and there is also a small group of people who vent their anger on Zhang Zhong, thinking that he is
He caused their loss.
In this case, Zhang Zhong files a lawsuit to express his attitude. If the lawsuit is won, everyone will be happy. If the lawsuit is not won, the anger of these people will be transferred to the local judicial departments in the United States.
Chen Qing understood and said, "Okay, I know what to do."
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Zhang Zhong went down from the second floor. Hu Huifang was choosing vegetables in the living room. When she saw her son, she said, "Yuhan has been in a bad mood these past two days. Do you know that you want to spend more time with her?"
"Why is she in a bad mood?" Zhang Zhong asked.
Of course he knew that Xu Yuhan was in a bad mood, but his mother's tone seemed to indicate that she knew the inside story, so he asked.
Hu Huifang rolled her eyes, "Why do you think you are a boyfriend? You don't care at all? The works that their studio entered for competition did not win any serious prizes, and they were even rejected by people from other studios at the exhibition.
Ridiculed. I heard that many people dropped out of school later. How can she be in a good mood? You should really pay more attention to her. It’s not easy for a girl to open a studio by herself. Why don’t you help her with it?
It works."
"What happened at the exhibition?"
"Another studio came to rob people, but you were not there at the time..." Hu Huifang told Zhang Zhong the situation in a few words, and then sighed, "This private education institution is too unscrupulous to rob people."
Zhang Zhong thought for a while and asked, "By the way, I didn't go to this scene, and I didn't see any other works. Normally, Meng Mu's Xiaozhu shouldn't not be able to win an award, right? Pengpeng is stuck because of her age, no?
It’s understandable that they won prizes, but I remember that two of the children they participated in this time were of very high level. They couldn’t even win the second and third prizes. Is it possible that the art level in our province is so high?
?”
"I don't understand this painting, and I can't tell whether my level is good or bad, but your dad's camera has a lot of photos stored in it. Why don't you go and take a look for yourself."
"Okay." Zhang nodded and was about to go find his father's camera. He thought of something again and turned around and asked, "Which camera did he bring this time?"
Zhang Xingjun now has more than one camera. Ever since Zhang Zhong bought him a camera last year, he has fallen in love with taking pictures. When he has nothing to do, he goes to the forum to discuss and learn how to take photos. Over the past year, his photography skills have improved.
I don’t know how much, but his requirements for hardware are getting higher and higher, and he has truly become an equipment enthusiast.
I just bought a camera that cost more than 20,000 yuan a few days ago, and my mother was mumbling about it for several days.
"I can't tell which camera it is, but he copied it to the computer. It should be on the desktop. You can look for it."
"Well, I'll go take a look."
Zhang Zhong found the computer that his father usually used. After opening it, he quickly found what he was looking for.
My father's computer desktop has a lot of things, but it is also very simple. They are all folders for photos, and each folder is marked with time and name, making it very easy to find.
Opening the folder from the art exhibition two days ago, Zhang Zhong saw the award-winning works.
After looking around, he did find something wrong. It seemed that the quality of the first and second prizes was indeed not as good as the third prize or some of the selected works.
However, Zhang Zhong did not dare to judge further and decided to find a professional to ask.
He found a few paintings among the first and second prizes that he thought were of average quality, and found some among the third prize and selected works that he thought were of high quality. He packed these works into a folder and sent them to He Ruchu.
Mail.
After sending the email, he called He Ruchu.
After receiving a call from Zhang Zhong, He Ruchu was very happy and said with a smile, "Zhang Zhong, why did you remember to call me? You must be in a good mood during this period. You have won two awards in succession. Please ask me if we meet again."
Let’s eat.”
Zhang Chong smiled, food is the most important thing for the people, the ancients do not deceive me, even an art master like He Ruchu always talks about eating.
"It's natural. Even if I don't win the award, it would still be an honor for me to treat Teacher He to dinner."
He Ruchu smiled even louder, "Why do I feel something is wrong with your flattery? I don't go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything. Tell me, what are the instructions for calling me this time?"
"I don't dare to give you orders. I just want to trouble you with something. I just sent a few photos to your email. If you have time, please look at them later for me." Zhang Zhong said.
"What kind of photo...I won't ask you anymore. I just have time now. Please wait for me for a while. Don't hang up the phone. I'll turn on the computer and take a look..."
Zhang Zhong said hurriedly, "There's no need to rush..."
However, He Ruchu seemed to be no longer listening to the phone. He could only hear He Ruchu on the other end of the phone still talking: "Email... Let me take a look. The password is hrc123456... Oh, I entered it correctly this time..."
Zhang Zhong patted his head, Master He was very nervous.