Tencent Awarded 89.1 Million RMB in Copyright Cases

In decisions dated August 12, 2025 and August 22, 2025 from the Guangdong and Chongqing High People’s Courts, respectively, Tencent was awarded 89.1 million RMB in total in two copyright infringement cases against short video app Kuaishou. Users had repeatedly posted clips of two shows: Deyun Laughter Club (德云斗笑社) and Lost You Forever (长相思) with the latter receiving over 8.6 billion views. On appeal, the Courts affirmed copyright infringement but increased damages substantially, awarding 60 million RMB for Deyun Laughter …

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