My rebirth is different

Chapter 522 Let's Make a Price (Please subscribe for more updates)
"Okay! You can draw up an agreement, and I will entrust this matter to your law firm." Yu Wenfei said bluntly.

He came here this time to do just that, so of course he wouldn't be procrastinating.

At this juncture, time is the most precious thing, so he is willing to spend more money to find the most reliable law firm.

As long as the original goal can be achieved, spending this little money now is nothing at all.

Fang Zhiyan was overjoyed, but he didn't show any emotion on his face. He calmly arranged for his assistant: "Go and get a contract."

After the contract was received and some details were added, both parties signed and stamped it, and it took effect immediately.

"Okay, now you can talk about your complete plan." Yu Wenfei smiled.

"Of course, if your company can acquire Ogilvy Software as soon as possible, please pay attention to Mr. Fei, the acquisition of Ogilvy is a prerequisite!" Fang Zhiyan emphasized.

Yu Wenfei nodded. Ogilvy is such a small company, and its annual revenue is only 3000 to [-] million yuan. Facebook Games is now sitting on [-] million US dollars plus [-] million yuan, which translates to [-] million yuan. The acquisition of Ogilvy It's not at hand.

"After the acquisition of Ogilvy & Mather, it is equivalent to Facebook... Oh, Facebook Games has the mainland copyright agent for a series of games such as Half-Life, Warcraft, and StarCraft. Next, we only need to do this..." Fang Zhi Yan explained his plan.

Yu Wenfei couldn't help but nodded after listening. Professionals are professional enough, and the angle is completely unexpected. Originally, he only planned to kill the "chicken" of the winger game to warn other "monkeys" of infringement, but If you follow Lawyer Fang's plan, there will be additional surprises!
"Very good, you should act immediately. I will start to acquire Ogilvy and make corresponding preparations." Yu Wenfei said decisively.

"Well, don't disclose the matter of our contract for the time being, because some work needs to be done secretly." Fang Zhiyan instructed.

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On April 22, the lawsuit that attracted the attention of everyone in the Internet circle officially opened.

"Please get up..."

"The court is officially open now, the plaintiff Fang Hanzhong Ogilvy Software, the legal representative Brian."

"Defendant, Hangzhou Bianfeng Technology Co., Ltd., legal representative Tao Sicheng."

With the solemn announcement, the lawyers of both sides entered the defense session.

Ogilvy hired a local law firm in Hangzhou, which is not too big.They would like to hire a big law firm, but the fees charged by a big law firm are not something Ogilvy & Mather can afford.

The lawyers on Wing Feng's side are not big law firms, but both parties are also professionals, so it can't be said that they are "pecking each other".

Ogilvy’s lawyer said: “Ogilvy & Mather is a well-known distributor of legitimate software in China. It has acquired Counter-Strike, Warcraft, and StarCraft from domestic and foreign companies such as Blizzard and Wolfe many years ago. , "Diablo", "Age of Empires" and other five online games in mainland China's exclusive copyright rights.

However, Hangzhou Bianfeng Technology Co., Ltd. destroyed the verification technical measures without authorization, and provided the above-mentioned 5 games on the Bianfeng game platform of its network. The city has widely publicized and attracted countless players, so that the number of registered users soared to more than 50 million, and the number of concurrent online users during peak hours was as high as [-], and huge profits were obtained accordingly.

Therefore, Hanzhong Ogilvy asked the other party to stop infringing software copyrights on the Internet, and at the same time, compensate economic losses of 200 million yuan, and publicly apologized to eliminate the impact. ..."

There are many people who come to "watch" this lawsuit.

Not only were the executives of Ogilvy & Mather and Bian Feng mobilized together, but many media reporters also came to the scene, and all of them were quietly listening to the plaintiff's lawyer's statement.

Of course, the plaintiff's lawyer said what was beneficial to the plaintiff, and the defendant's lawyer was not to be outdone, and immediately stood up to refute.

"I object! The factual evidence and legal evidence stated by the other party's lawyer are insufficient and completely unacceptable.

Judging from the evidence provided by Hanzhong Ogilvy & Mather, it can only be confirmed that it has obtained the qualification of a distributor, but it cannot be seen that it has obtained the right to broadcast on the Internet.The object of the rights claimed by Hanzhong Ogilvy & Mather is not clear. It is not clear in the petition whether the version of the so-called infringing game is Chinese or English, because the rights obtained are different for different versions.

Thirdly, after careful investigation, we believe that the software electronic version descriptions and paper manuals of many games represented by Ogilvy are different. Whether the rights of consumers or the rights of manufacturers should be protected remains to be discussed.

Finally, our winger game platform only provides players with a battle game platform, and winger has never and will not charge for these functions. The reason why the number of users has soared is only because of the good game experience of the winger platform, and these The game has nothing to do with it!So the opposing lawyer said that we have obtained huge benefits, which is absolutely nonsense! "

The dispute between the two parties was very fierce. The plaintiff just claimed that he owns the copyright, and the other party’s behavior is a pirated dog and an infringement!

The defendant is playing a rogue, saying that he just spread the pirated version, so what, even if he sues, it is not your turn to sue, let the foreigners sue me.In addition, I didn't make any profit on these battle games, what are you suing me for?
Everything that happened at the scene was as expected by Fang Zhiyan, because the corresponding domestic laws and regulations are not perfect, and the terms are relatively vague, and there are many piracy activities that cannot be clearly defined as whether they are really breaking the law.

And this is the home field of the winger game, even if they have nothing to do with the judge, they will be taken care of invisibly.

Taking care of local enterprises is unavoidable anywhere.

The case was not complicated. After several procedures, the verdict was pronounced on the spot. The plaintiff’s grounds for suing were not established. Winger Games did not violate relevant laws and regulations. The plaintiff lost the case and had to bear all legal costs.

Ogilvy's boss Brian jumped up on the spot, mouthing words like "SHIT" and "FUCK".

The winger players clapped and cheered, and finally escaped.

Out of the courthouse, Bryan was surrounded by a group of reporters.

"HELLO, what do you think of the outcome of this lawsuit?"

After all, Brian has been in China for so many years, and his Chinese is still very slick. His face was so gloomy that he could drip water, and he said with heaving chest, "Damn it! How can I see it? How else can I see it! Those people are Robbers, thieves, they stole my rights!"

The winger who was walking behind heard Brian's words, and Mr. Tao retorted displeasedly: "Please pay attention, that is not your rights and interests, it is the rights and freedom of players, and they have the right to decide what platform to play on. The game, and what kind of game to choose."

Brian was even more angry, "Then go and see if those players are using genuine game software! To put it bluntly, you, including those players, are all thieves! Maybe you haven't thought about it, and you won't You can imagine how many developers need to work non-stop for several years to develop an excellent game. The hard work of others is stolen by you with a pirated CD that costs five yuan a disc! Just in mainland China This kind of copyright awareness, you will never be recognized by people in other countries in the world, the mainland is still working hard to join the WTO, in terms of intellectual property rights, sooner or later you will suffer a lot!"

Bryan had reasons to be angry, but he was also taking it a little too far.

At that time in 2003, many people really couldn't afford to pay tens or hundreds of dollars for genuine games. Moreover, many people wanted to support genuine games, and it was difficult to find suitable channels.

Because in many small cities, genuine software cannot be bought at all.

In more than ten years, after the mainland's economy takes off and people become truly wealthy, many veteran players will use various channels to compensate for their original piracy.

Most commonly, on the STEAM platform, there are many players who spend money to buy a lot of games, but they don't know how to play them.

If a friend asks him why he does this.

They usually joke that "I've already paid for the game, why should I spend my time playing it?"

But in reality, they are making amends for their past actions.

Similarly, it is the same in the film industry. How many people have said, "We all owe Master Xing a movie ticket"!
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No matter how annoyed or angry, if you lose the lawsuit, you lose.

Brian took several executives back to the hotel where he lived in frustration. On the way, some executives suggested: "Let's appeal, this judgment is obviously unfair!"

Someone next to him refuted him, "Before coming, everyone was actually mentally prepared, but there was still a glimmer of hope. Now the situation is obvious, and appealing is useless."

As soon as he entered the hotel lobby, the lobby manager of the hotel greeted him, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Brian, there are some guests waiting for you."

Brian was taken aback, he didn't have any friends here, could it be a media reporter.

But he immediately denied it. If it was a reporter, he would definitely go to the court.

"Take me there to see." Brian decided to see who it was.

Led by the lobby manager, Brian came to the coffee shop on the second floor.

It is daytime now, and this is the hotel interior, so naturally few people are drinking coffee here, so the few people sitting inside are very conspicuous.

"It's those few people." The lobby manager stretched out his hand and gestured.

Brian walked straight over, "Excuse me, are you looking for me?"

A girl who looked very young stood up, and Brian was surprised to find that this girl seemed to be the real leader of the group.

"Hello, Mr. Brian, are you planning to sell Ogilvy? Make an offer."

As soon as the girl opened her mouth, Brian froze on the spot.

(End of this chapter)