The case of famous actor Deng Chao suing Nanchang Hanmei Beauty Hospital for infringement has triggered heated discussions on the Internet. As we all know, Deng Chao’s hometown is Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province. This beauty hospital did not obtain Deng Chao’s consent. The use of Deng Chao's photos for publicity on the website infringed on Deng Chao's portrait rights. Deng Chao filed a lawsuit against the hospital in court.
It is reported that the case will be heard in court on May 30. This hospital’s behavior not only infringes on Deng Chao’s portrait rights, but also misleads consumers. Everyone knows that the star effect of a plastic surgery hospital is very important Yes, but it is illegal to use photos of celebrities to promote products without their consent.
In fact, this is not the first time that this hospital has been sued by a celebrity for infringement of portrait rights. In 2016, on the website of Hefei, Anhui Province, the hospital used the name He used photos of Li Xiang, Bai Baihe, Liu Yan and many other celebrities for promotion, and was sued by these celebrities in court.
The same mistake that was made in 2016 is now being repeated again. This plastic surgery hospital was probably lucky and thought that no one would find out. It didn’t expect that Deng Chao would find out so quickly, and so quickly. A lawsuit was filed, and Deng Chao chose to use legal weapons to protect his legitimate rights and interests.
Nowadays, people are advocating the protection of various rights and interests, such as intellectual property rights, reputation rights, trademark rights, portrait rights, etc. It is not only the image rights of celebrities that need to be protected, even if we are ordinary people and find that there is infringement, we should take up legal weapons to protect ourselves. Now is a society with a sound legal system, so we should not be afraid of any illegal behavior.
This matter continues to ferment on the Internet, and netizens are strongly supporting Deng Chao in safeguarding his rights. Deng Chao chose to use the law to protect his rights and interests. His approach is very correct. As long as there is any infringement, we will do it What we do is to use the law to protect our legitimate rights and interests. The law will not favor anyone.