Court settles Tencent, Douyin copyright issues

Chongqing courts have facilitated reconciliation between tech giants Tencent and Douyin by requiring their short-video platforms to filter and intercept videos that infringe on copyrights.

Tencent has filed a series of lawsuits in recent years against short-video app Douyin, which is operated by ByteDance, alleging unauthorized use of copyrighted content.

In June 2021, Tencent filed a lawsuit with the Chongqing No 1 Intermediate People's Court, arguing that content uploaded by some users on Douyin infringed on the copyright of Soul Land, known as Douluo Dalu in Chinese, a TV series produced by Tencent Video.