Recently, TV dramas such as "Yanxi Strategy" and "Ruyi Biography" have become popular. In order to see the latest episodes, some netizens choose to spend tens of yuan on video websites to recharge and become members. Some businesses look for "business opportunities", sell popular movie and television resources to fans at a price lower than the website member price, and even disclose some of the unplayed episodes. A media survey found that online sales of popular films and TV plays have formed a chain of interests. Merchants attract customers through microblogs, post bars, etc., and then sell film and television resources through WeChat.
It is the right of the copyright owner to choose which platform to broadcast TV plays and how many episodes to broadcast every day. The limited daily broadcast is a TV play marketing model that complies with the law. This model can keep TV plays hot for a long time and gain more attention. However, for the audience who are chasing the show, the limited number of episodes played every day belongs to "hunger marketing", and the audience is very eager to watch the next story. The timing of TV play screening has a great influence on the audience rating, which is directly related to the economic benefits of the copyright owner. If a large number of fans choose to watch the unplayed series in an illegal way, it means that the regular video websites will lose traffic, and illegal peddling constitutes unfair competition with video websites.
In recent years, with the rapid development of Internet information communication technology, hot TV dramas have been leaked in advance frequently. According to the provisions of the Copyright Law, the copyright owner of a teleplay enjoys the right of projection, that is, the right to publicly reproduce art, photography, films and create works by similar means of film production through projector, slide projector and other technical equipment. Specifically, the copyright owner has the right to decide when and where to broadcast the work in any legal form. Those who peddle the resources of popular dramas or even disclose the unplayed dramas obviously infringe on others' right to show, which will hurt the creative enthusiasm of writers and artists, and they must be resolutely punished.
Moreover, the leakage of some of the unplayed episodes will also provide opportunities for the spread of computer viruses and network fraud. In various online forums, WeChat circles of friends, WeChat groups, QQ groups and other cyberspace, people can often see links titled "HD complete works of a popular TV play", which are often disguised as viruses or fraud traps. Because it is true that netizens can sometimes buy unplayed episodes of popular TV dramas on the Internet, many netizens can't resist the temptation to click on disguised links, thus causing losses to themselves.
Because the violators who peddle TV series resources are scattered and hidden, the copyright owner has difficulty in knowing the true information of the infringer. According to the provisions of the Civil Procedure Law, a clear defendant must be available to file a civil lawsuit. If the lawsuit cannot be filed, there is no way to compensate. Such a realistic dilemma often makes the copyright owner who has been infringed upon the right to screen helpless. At most, he or she chooses to tolerate it after issuing the statement of rights protection, which undoubtedly connives the infringer. Under such circumstances, the industry and commerce department and the network information department should work together with the public security organ to actively collect clues and resolutely investigate and deal with them. The majority of netizens should also respect the legitimate rights and interests of copyright owners, protect the creativity of high-quality film and television works, consciously form the habit of paying for knowledge, and take the initiative to report against illegal selling of TV series resources.
