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Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok and Tencent signed a video distribution agreement after years of disputes

Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, and Tencent have finally reached an agreement on content distribution and video copyright. | Fountain: Unsplash/AFP

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doyinChinese version tik takAnd Tencent Holdings They smoothed over the rough edges after years of tensions between them despite sharing the same nationality and reached a cooperation agreement to distribute short and long video content, putting a long period of copyright disputes behind them.

In a statement released last Friday, April 7, doyin confirmed the signing of an agreement with tencent regarding the promotion of long and short videos, as well as the study of derivative works. Under the agreement, Tencent will authorize Douyin to distribute its video content and clarify copyright rules so that users can make changes and adaptations.

As a result, users Douyin, Xigua Video and Jinri Toutiaothey are all managed bytedancemay create derivative works based on videos owned by tencent.

Douyin and Tencent finally reach a consensus

In his statement tencent claims that cooperation “an important step for the audiovisual industry in its pioneering use of copyright in film and television content.”and that both companies will continue to explore new ways to make better use of long and short videos based on copyright compliance.

The collaboration ended years of copyright disputes between tencent And doyin, as short video apps have become popular through streaming sites. According to data published China Internet Information Center in March.

End of years-long copyright dispute

In recent years, tencent filed several lawsuits against doyin for alleged unauthorized use of copyrighted content owned by Tencent. In one of the most high-profile cases of 2021, Tencent demanded 800 million yuan (approximately $123 million) in damages from Douyin for allowing users to distribute soul landan anime series that airs exclusively on Tencent Video, a Chinese state newspaper reported at the time. Securities Times.

Newspaper citing an anonymous source close to bytedance in accordance with tencent filed 168 copyright infringement claims against doyin from June 2021, claiming a total compensation of 3 billion yuan. In 2021 National Copyright Office of China He said he would step up enforcement of copyright infringement following a public call by film and television producers to end the practice of making short videos using excerpts from blockbuster films and popular series.

However, in 2022, short video apps and streaming sites began to forge copyright partnerships. Last year doyin signed agreements with Chinese video streaming platforms Sohu, LeTV And iQiyi, respectively. Collaboration between short and long video platforms will be “an important way to address copyright infringement,” the company said in February. Chinese Copyright Societyassociated with the government.

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