Case Spotlight
TikTok Ordered to Compensate Tencent 8 Million Yuan for the
Unauthorized Live Broadcast of Mobile Game Honor of Kings
未经授权直播《王者荣耀》
抖音火山版被判赔偿腾讯800万元
Date: 2021-05-07
Since September 2018, the plaintiff, Shenzhen Tencent Computer
System Co., Ltd. ("Tencent"), has filed
for more than ten lawsuits in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing and
other places against live broadcasts and short video infringements
of their games such as "Honor of Kings" and "League
of Legends". In the lawsuit, the defendants involved include
operators of live streaming and video platforms such as Huoshan
Video, Douyin and Watermelon Video.
Tencent argued that the development and operation of "Honor
of Kings" required extensive resources, and "Honor of
Kings" has been well received by the market since its release.
The live streaming of games on platforms such as Huoshan Video
violated the copyright of "Honor of Kings" and seized the
live game streaming market share held by the
