If you come to Xiamen for travel, many friends who like Jay Chou know that there is an unparalleled restaurant in Xiamen. The main thing here is Jay Chou elements, attracting many fans to come here to check in, but Recently, Jay Chou sued this place. What is going on? Let’s find out! What happened when Jay Chou sued Xiamen Incomparable Restaurant

Many fans of Jay Chou know that there is an “Internet celebrity store” in Xiamen ”, whether it is the decoration, dishes, or background music in the store, many elements are related to Jay Chou. Some fans thought it was a store opened by Jay Chou. However, Jay Chou himself recently filed a lawsuit, saying that this "Internet celebrity store" where many fans checked in was not authorized by Jay Chou!

At 9 o'clock yesterday morning, the Haicang District People's Court heard Jay Chou's lawsuit A case involving a dispute over infringement of portrait rights and name rights by a catering company in Xiamen. Jay Chou himself did not appear in court and hired a lawyer to represent him in Xiamen.

Plaintiff Jay Chou: The defendant infringed the rights of name and portrait

“The defendant’s restaurant did not obtain legal authorization from Jay Chou!” Plaintiff Jay Chou sued, claiming that the defendant’s catering company was Xiamen J Daxia The actual operator of a Chinese restaurant publicly used the plaintiff's portrait and name in the decoration, marketing and product packaging of its business premises without the plaintiff's legal authorization. Including: 1. The use of the plaintiff’s portrait on the restaurant’s electronic screens and wall TVs; 2. The use of the plaintiff’s portrait on the restaurant’s menu covers and title pages; 3. The extensive use of the plaintiff’s portrait on the restaurant’s decoration design and glass, and the use of the plaintiff’s portrait on the luminous dot portrait wall. 4. On Dianping, Word of Mouth, Ctrip and other platforms, it was claimed that the restaurant was run by the plaintiff, and the plaintiff’s name and portrait were used as gimmicks to mislead consumers; 5. The plaintiff’s full body was used to stand up a sign at the entrance of the restaurant, etc.

The plaintiff believes that as a well-known public figure, the plaintiff Jay Chou’s portrait and name have significant economic and spiritual interests. The defendant has used the plaintiff’s portrait and name wantonly for profit without the plaintiff’s consent. This increases the plaintiff’s risk and social moral responsibility for possible false commercial propaganda, causing the plaintiff to suffer greater economic losses and mental harm.

Therefore, the plaintiff requires the defendant to immediately stop all infringement of the plaintiff’s right to portrait and name, apologize, and compensate for economic losses of 500,000 yuan. Latest news

The case was heard in court on August 18. On August 19, J Hero’s official blog issued a statement regarding Jay Chou’s infringement.

The main content of this statement is to prove to everyone that the use of Jay Chou's image rights and name rights by J Hero Restaurant has the consent of the other party.

J Daxia’s official blog also posted the authorization certificate, which reads: “Beijing Motianlun Catering Management Co., Ltd. hereby certifies that: ‘J Da Xia’, a brand of Xiamen Incomparable Catering Management Co., Ltd. "Xia Chinese Cuisine" has been authorized by our company to use the "J Daxia" trademark and Jay Chou's portrait in internal decoration design and external publicity and marketing. This is hereby certified!"

J Daxia's official blog is not only for posting. The relevant contract was released, and a video of congratulations from Jay Chou was posted when the store opened.

Looking at it this way, it seems that the evidence posted by J Hero’s official blog can fully prove that his store has no infringement. The case is still under further investigation.

This time, Jay Chou's lawsuit against J Hero for copyright infringement has also aroused heated discussion on the Internet, and celebrity rights protection has once again been put on the table.

As of now, both sides have their own evidence, and the case is also under further investigation. Don’t take sides or make any unflattering remarks until the court’s results come out!