On the afternoon of January 6,2018,the 2017 China's Top Ten Media Law Cases Conference and Academic Seminar were grandly held at the Beijing Broadcasting Building.Lawyer Zhang Zheng,Senior Partner of Beijing Gaopeng Law Firm and Vice President of Beijing Lawyers Association,was invited to address the event and comment on the selected media law cases.

At the beginning of the conference,Lawyer Zhang Zheng delivered an impassioned speech on behalf of one of the organizers,the Beijing Lawyers Association,stating that this event meets the requirements and expectations of the Party Central Committee for the rule of law in the media,especially in the field of Internet media.The Beijing Lawyers Association will,as always,provide full support for this event and extend a warm welcome to the guests present.

In the academic discussion segment of this conference,participants from Tsinghua University,China University of Political Science and Law,Beijing University of Technology,Law Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,Communication University of China,Capital University of Economics and Trade,Shandong University,China Writers Association,CCTV,Beijing Higher People's Court,Haidian District People's Court of Beijing More than 20 experts from institutions such as the Beijing Lawyers Association evaluated and analyzed the top ten media law cases in China in 2017.Lawyer Zhang Zheng commented on the judgment in the case of copyright infringement and unfair competition in the"General Jiuyou of the Golden School Captain",and said that legal practitioners should take this case as an inspiration and pay more attention to the design and conception of protecting the rights and interests of the parties when providing legal services for film and television media.Lawyer Zhang Zheng's speech aroused a warm response from the delegates at the meeting.

In addition to the guests,more than 100 practitioners from universities,media companies,law firms,notarial institutions,and other institutions participated in the event.China Intellectual Property Daily,Procuratorial Daily,Legal Daily and other media reported on the event.

Attachment:2017's Top Ten Media Law Cases in China

1.The National People's Congress passed the"General Principles of Civil Law"

2.Copyright infringement and unfair competition dispute cases of online game"Miracle MU"and"Miracle Myth"

3.National Cyberspace Office,Beijing Cyberspace Office and other departments investigate and deal with illegal live streaming

4.The National Internet Information Office has issued a series of documents to regulate network content information

5."The Voice of China(Season 3)"information network communication rights case

6.Copyright infringement and unfair competition cases of"General Jiuyou of the Jinxiaowei"

7.The State Administration of Press,Publication,Radio,Film,and Television ordered Unicom Mobile to stop illegal IPTV business

8.Public opinion expression and regulation of"Yu Huan's intentional injury case"

9."Dream Journey to the West 2"copyright dispute

10.The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress organizes inspections of the implementation of the"One Law,One Decision"

(This article is translated by software translator for reference only.)