%0 Journal Article
%T The ¡°Copyright Troll¡± of Photographic Works in the Internet Era: A Study of Countermeasures and Legal Regulation
%A Huiyu Zhang
%J Open Journal of Social Sciences
%P 236-249
%@ 2327-5960
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jss.2023.115017
%X The Internet has brought great convenience to
society, but copyright disputes have become more complex in the Internet era,
and the new features brought about by the Internet have led to changes in
copyright litigation. Taking copyright in photographic works as an example, the
article briefly analyses the <span>characteristics
of copyright disputes in photographic works in the Internet era and introduces
the ¡°copyright cockroaches¡± (plaintiffs who seek to gain</span> <span>benefits by filing numerous copyright lawsuits).
Through the analysis of</span> overseas ¡°copyright cockroaches¡± and the current
situation of photographic litigation in China¡¯s current internet environment,
we can see how the ¡°copyright cockroaches¡± operate and how they make profits.
As a result of the existence of ¡°copyright cockroaches¡±, not only do victims
incur additional costs, but a large amount of judicial resources are also
consumed in bulk litigation. In this article, we analyze the dangers of the
¡°copyright cockroach¡± and provide potential victims with some possible measures
to deal with the ¡°copyright cockroach¡±, as well as suggesting ideas for legal
regulation</span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">.
%K Photographs
%K Copyright
%K Batch Litigation
%K Regulations
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=125119