＂Hua Qiangu＂ is suspected of plagiarism？ Inventory of well-known works suspected of plagiarism
China’s ability to counterfeit products has always been criticized by people. For example, the former Meizu mobile phone became popular because it was accused of "counterfeit products" iPhones, and for example, "Autobots", which was criticized by netizens some time ago, was accused of "counterfeit products" Disney’s "Racing Story". And online literature cannot escape the cycle of plagiarism. As a loyal reader of online literature with 8 years of "reading age", I have to say that under the influence of online literature celebrities, there are indeed many works, especially the works of new authors, that have plagiarized content. Recently, "Hua Qiangu" has been pushed to the forefront of the suspected plagiarism trend due to the popularity of the TV series.
Now I will give you an inventory of those well-known works suspected of plagiarism
First, "Hua Qiangu"
"Hua Qiangu" original
In recent days, the most popular TV drama in the eyes of the post-90s generation, "Hua Qiangu", has been so hot that it has attracted a large number of young viewers. However, yesterday, the original "Hua Qiangu" was exposed as suspected of plagiarizing many online novels in large sections, which attracted widespread attention in the industry. Zhang Hongbo, director-general of the China Writing Copyright Association, said in an interview that the content in the original "Hua Qiangu" is indeed suspected of plagiarism. Although the matter spread widely yesterday, the original author did not respond to it as of the time of the reporter’s release.
The original author’s two novels are suspected of plagiarism
The original novel "Hua Qiangu" was written by the online female writer "Fresh Guoguo". However, since last week, the writer’s other earlier work "Glazed Prajna Flower" has been plagiarized by eagle-eyed netizens, but it did not attract much attention at that time. It was not until yesterday that the popular "Hua Qiangu" was plagiarized that the matter attracted the attention of netizens and the industry.
In the early morning of the day before yesterday, some netizens posted a comparison chart of the content of the original novel "Hua Qiangu" with that of other online novels, and marked the parts of which were similar to other novels, including "Flowers Bloom Don’t Remember the Year", "Flute Swallow" and many other popular online novels.
Yesterday, although many fans supported the author "Fresh Fruit", it was still difficult to defeat the audience. In the eyes of a large number of fans, fantasy-themed romance online novels are almost the same in language, form, framework, conception, and plot. It is not surprising that there are references, imitations, and similarities. The similarities in the rhetoric of individual words cannot be regarded as plagiarism. However, it is obvious that such a position and viewpoint are difficult for many attentive audiences to buy. Many viewers pointed out the lack of details and influencies. Some viewers joked that the plagiarism comparison map posted by netizens was "almost like drawing the key points, and the good sentences on the left have been drawn!" Another audience member said, "When I first read it, why did I always feel that the writing style of the first half of the novel was extremely poor? Later, it gradually improved. It turns out that the content of the copy has improved.
Coincidentally, just last week, another work by "Fresh Guoguo", "Glazed Prajna Flower", was accused of plagiarism. She wrote a long article saying: "I should come out and apologize for my mistake. I have never regarded myself as a real author, and I can actually regard my writing as a play by Mary Su’s brain. It doesn’t matter if it is negative, it doesn’t matter if it is serious, and it doesn’t matter if everyone scolds me to shoot bricks."
"Hua Qiangu" stills
Film and television copyright profits or compensation involved
Yesterday, an online writer in the industry who did not want to be named revealed to reporters that in the world of online novels, there are at least tens of millions of massive works, and there will always be authors who think of one piece. For example, there are hundreds of books in a genre of fantasy works, and the plot and core content are actually similar. For example, the plot of jumping off a cliff to get a treasure, as long as it is not plagiarized from the original text, it is probably not plagiarism if the content is borrowed.
However, because of the massive base of online novels, under normal circumstances, not many people know even if they copy. Although plagiarism is strictly prohibited on major websites and the review is very strict, there will always be some authors who will upload original content first, and then start "presumptuous" after the review. The reason why "Hua Qiangu" caused a storm is because it has too much influence, and everyone is curious to see it before discovering the problem. However, if plagiarism becomes a trend, then there will only be a group of writers left in our online writing circle who do not want to make progress and do not know how to create. They will only plagiarize other writers, and there will no longer be original authors. Plagiarism will only make people’s thinking stagnant and can never progress.
According to a comparison chart posted online, Zhang Hongbo, director general of the China Writing Copyright Association, said yesterday that the content in the original novel of "Hua Qiangu" shown in the picture is suspected of constituting "plagiarism" in the usual sense. "Some of its language and passages are the same or similar to other novels, and some have changed individual characters."
In Zhang Hongbo’s opinion, if the whole book is like this, then the original novel of "Hua Qiangu" is suspected of plagiarism. "For books that have been published and distributed, many authors and copyright owners who have been plagiarized can ask the authors and publishing units suspected of plagiarism to stop distributing the book, and demand compensation according to factors such as circulation and audience ratings after adaptation into film and television dramas. For plagiarism, we should not acquiesce and encourage, but should denounce and resist."
Netizen "Dazed Spirit" believes that if you don’t use it to make money, you will indeed not be as serious about online novels as famous masterpieces, but since you have commercialized your own online novels, you must use your own ability to write a book that belongs to you. "Copying the fruits of other people’s labor and using it to make money is an infringement of intellectual property rights."
2. "Three Lives, Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossom"
"Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles Peach Blossom" Liu Yifei poster picture
"Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles Peach Blossom" was exposed for plagiarizing boys’ love novels
Before this, some media exposed that the upcoming film version of Tang Qi Gongzi’s masterpiece "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" was plagiarized.
"Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles Peach Blossom" was accused of plagiarizing the boys’ love novel "Peach Blossom Debt". Some readers posted a "palette" from the aspects of writing structure, narrative angle and even character names (similar paragraph comparison chart), proving that "Three Lives Three Worlds Ten Miles Peach Blossom" plagiarized "Peach Blossom Debt".
The play was accused of plagiarism a few years ago, and now it has been moved out because it wants to make a movie "Plagiarism Said". Although it is related to the popularity of the movie to be remade, it also highlights the high copyright awareness of the general audience and readers. As the controversy grew, the author of "Peach Blossom Debt" "The Wind Blows Over Dfgg" and "Three Lives and Three Worlds and Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" The author "Tang Seventh Young Master" had to issue separate statements on Weibo, saying that he "does not want to make any more noise".
III. "Fantasy City"
Guo Jingming’s "Fantasy City" will make a movie? It was once accused of plagiarizing Japanese manga
Last year, there was news on the Internet that Guo Jingming’s "Fantasy City" would make a movie. "Fantasy City" is Guo Jingming’s work in his senior year of high school. After it was listed at the end of January 2003 to December, it sold a total of 840,000 copies. According to relevant media reports, "Fantasy City" ranked third in the national literary bestseller list in November 2003. According to the Nanning Evening News, a large number of fans of Japanese cartoonist CLAMP have accused "Fantasy City" of plagiarizing the famous CLAMP comic "Shengzhuan", and some netizens have accused "Fantasy City" of plagiarizing some plots in the movie "Legend of Lu Xiaofeng".
Previously, Guo Jingming’s book "How Much Do Flowers Fall in a Dream" was accused of plagiarizing Zhuang Yu’s "Inside and Outside the Circle". In 2006, the court issued a final judgment, ruling Guo Jingming and the publisher to compensate Zhuang Yu for economic losses of 200,000 yuan, stop publishing and selling the book "Dream", and publicly apologize. However, Guo Jingming has always taken a strong attitude that he only loses money and never apologizes. According to the Nanning Evening News, Guo Jingming’s work "Summer Solstice is Not Yet" is suspected of plagiarizing the Japanese comic "NANA". The heroine has more than 30 similarities, and some plots are also similar.
In a recent interview on a satellite TV, Guo Jingming responded to the long-rumored "plagiarism", saying: "If you question that I can’t write, I will write it for you to see," hoping to use actions instead of words to prove his ability, and the controversy of the incident has also made him grow a lot. He said that he does not have high ambitions for literature, and the pursuit of depth is not what he is good at and interested in. What he is really doing is insisting on managing art from a commercial perspective.
4. "Empresses in the palace"
The original work "Empresses in the palace" has been convicted of plagiarizing more than 10 works
The novel "Empresses in the Palace" was first published on Jinjiang Original Network, and quickly established a large readership after the serialization began. According to media reports, in 2006, complaints about suspected plagiarism of "Harem" appeared on Jinjiang-affiliated forums, causing an uproar.
"Harem – Empresses in the palace" was finally judged by Jinjiang to have copied "Mrs. Dendrobium Pearl", "Lonely Empty Court Spring Evening", "Harmony of Concubines", "Cold Moon Like Frost", "Double Cheng", "Spring Shirt Thin", "Pillow in the Heart – A Biography of Qingcheng Outside", "Lenggong", "Red Building Looking Cold in the Rain", "Concubine Ling" and other online novels, and even classic literary works such as "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Golden Bottle Plum". Liu Lianzi was also asked to apologize to the copied author under Jinjiang’s supervision.
Liu Lianzi always believed that "most of the works close to 400,000 words are original, and the evidence of the complainant and other netizens appearing in the relevant complaint posts is similar. For the whole article, plagiarism is not admitted," and immediately left Jinjiang Original Network.
A year later, Liu Lianzi’s work that was judged plagiarized was officially published by Huashan Literature and Art Publishing House, and was adapted into a TV series in 2011. This was the super hit drama "Empresses in the palace" of the year. The halo of a member of the Hangzhou Writers Association, a leading figure in the post-80s author group, and a member of the Youth League, chairperson of the Zhejiang Writers Association, also made Liu Lianzi get rid of her identity as an author of online literature and become a member of mainstream culture.
The copyright issue of literary works is already a worry, and when it comes to film and television copyright and profits, it has become a muddle. After the current popular IP has become a competition for resources for film and television dramas, the plagiarism phenomenon of IP itself has become a problem that needs to be standardized and solved. However, whether it is the improvement of relevant laws, the constraints of industry associations, or the improvement of the quality of IP authors themselves, the screening of IP resources by producers is not an overnight thing, and there is still a long way to go. (Intern Editor, Ji Yuankai)