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Mai 14, 2012
Xiang Gao, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China

The first instance verdict on Crayon Shin-chan


Xiang Gao, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., ChinaThe Shanghai Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court gave its first instance verdict on the copyright lawsuit of Crayon Shin-chan on March 23, 2012. Shanghai Enjia Economy and Trade Development Co Ltd was ordered to stop infringement and pay RMB 300,000 ($47,000) to Futabasha Co Ltd in compensation. ‘Crayon Shin-chan’ is a cartoon character in a series created by a Japanese cartoonist, the late Yoshito Usui. With copyright solely authorised by Yoshito Usui in 1992,  read more