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What should I do if I find someone else infringing my copyright?
One. (1) negotiate by yourself. If both parties can reconcile after infringement, it will not only enable the copyright owner to realize and safeguard his rights and interests quickly and effectively, but also prevent the infringer from damaging his reputation. Unwilling to negotiate or failing to do so, the parties may directly bring a civil lawsuit to the court.

(2) mediation. Mediation is not a necessary procedure to resolve copyright disputes. If the parties are willing to mediate, fail to reach a mediation agreement or repent after mediation, they may bring a lawsuit directly to the court.

(3) arbitration. Arbitration is often limited to contract disputes, and arbitration must have a written agreement or written arbitration clause. The valid arbitration agreement between the parties excludes the jurisdiction of the court, and the arbitral award made by the arbitral tribunal is final. After the award is made, if the parties apply for arbitration or bring a lawsuit to the people's court on the same copyright dispute, the Arbitration Promotion Committee or the people's court will not accept it. The arbitral award is legally binding, and both parties shall perform it. If one party fails to perform the arbitration award, the other party may apply to the people's court for compulsory execution. If the people's court considers that the arbitral award is legally unenforceable, both parties may reach a new arbitration agreement, apply for arbitration according to the arbitration agreement, or bring a lawsuit directly to the people's court.

(4) Civil litigation. After the copyright dispute occurs, both parties are unwilling to negotiate or fail to negotiate; Unwilling to reach an agreement through mediation or going back on our word after mediation; Moreover, the parties have no written arbitration agreement and there is no arbitration clause in the copyright contract; Or, although there is an arbitral award, if the people's court considers that the arbitral award is legally unenforceable, it may bring a lawsuit directly to the people's court. Litigation is the ultimate way to solve civil disputes. Civil litigation is applicable to both tort disputes and contract disputes.

Second, about the amount of compensation:

Article 48 Where copyright or copyright-related rights are infringed, the infringer shall compensate according to the actual losses of the obligee; If the actual loss is difficult to calculate, it may be compensated according to the illegal income of the infringer. The amount of compensation shall also include the reasonable expenses paid by the obligee to stop the infringement.

If the actual loss of the obligee or the illegal income of the infringer cannot be determined, the people's court shall award compensation of less than 500,000 yuan according to the circumstances of the infringement.