่ฎคไธบๅคดๆก็ณปไบงๅ“ๆœช็ปๆŽˆๆƒ็›ดๆ’ญๆธธๆˆ๏ผŒ่…พ่ฎฏๅ‘ๆณ•้™ข็”ณ่ฏทๆธธๆˆ็ฆไปค โ€“ 36Kr

What happened: Tencent filed two lawsuits against Bytedance on Monday, requesting the owner of Douyin to stop streaming Tencentโ€™s hit titles โ€œCrossFireโ€ and โ€œHonour of Kings,โ€ 36Kr reported. Tencent said in a lawyerโ€™s letter that users of Bytedance apps such as Douyin, Xigua Video, and Huoshan Video have been uploading gameplay videos of Tencent games without its authorization. The letter requests that Bytedance block further uploads of videos containing โ€œCrossFireโ€ and โ€œHonour of Kingsโ€ and remove all existing content of the same nature.

Why itโ€™s important: After taking the two most recent cases into account, Tencent has filed in total eight copyright-related lawsuits against Bytedance in fewer than seven months. The requested bans cover two of the most popular titles in China, โ€œHonour of Kingsโ€ and โ€œLeague of Legends.โ€ In February, a court in Guangzhou ruled in favor of Tencent, requiring Xigua Video to remove all โ€œHonour of Kingsโ€ content. However, Tencent has kept up the pressure and has been filing complaints at shorter intervals, with five of the eight cases filed in May.

Tony Xu is Shanghai-based tech reporter. Connect with him via e-mail: tony.xu@ovau.ip-ddns.com

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