2. Ordinary listeners of ordinary rational people without professional music knowledge, generally refers to the jury, make judgments based only on their subjective and direct feelings about the two so
2. Ordinary listeners of ordinary rational people without professional music knowledge, generally refers to the jury, make judgments based only on their subjective and direct feelings about the two songs without being informed that the two songs are controversial. In Chinese judicial cases, courts usually draw on the principle of substantial similarity in American law to determine whether a musical work constitutes plagiarism. In the music circle, the standard for determining plagiarism is 8 measures of similarity. I believe many people have heard this statement, but in fact, there is no relevant law in my country's Copyright Law that 8-section similarity is considered plagiarism. There is no quantitative standard for music infringement in the law, so there are more similar lawsuits. Relying on the discretion of the judge. The judge will not judge on his own whether the original and defendant's works are substantially similar, but will entrust professional organizations (such as the Copyright Appraisal Professional Committee of the China Copyright Research Association and the China Music Copyright Association) to conduct appraisals. How to determine plagiarism in music copyright? What are the determination methods? We have answered this question for you here. If you want to know more, please contact our online customer service, or call the Bajie Intellectual Property National Free Service Hotline. We have many years of professional intellectual property agency experience and a professional business team. and the concept of serving customers wholeheartedly can help you apply smoothly.