Recently, the Beijing Internet Court reported a virtual digital person copyright infringement case. The court found that the virtual digital figure involved in the case was original and should be protected by copyright law, and that the defendant infringed the plaintiff's right to disseminate information on the virtual digital person on the Internet. A virtual digital person carries multiple rights. Beijing Internet Court Judge Zhu Ge pointed out that a virtual digital person consists of two parts: external performance and technical core. At the level of external expression, if it comes from the image of a real person or the use of human data, it involves the protection of personal rights such as portraits and voices of natural persons. On the other hand, an original virtual digital image forms a work of art and can be protected by copyright law. At the technical core level, code, etc. involving virtual digital people can be protected by copyright law as computer software, and algorithms and data that are confidential, valuable, and confidential can be protected as trade secrets. In reality, it is necessary to make a comprehensive judgment based on the parties' claims and the circumstances of the case.

Zhitongcaijing · 08/20/2025 00:49
Recently, the Beijing Internet Court reported a virtual digital person copyright infringement case. The court found that the virtual digital figure involved in the case was original and should be protected by copyright law, and that the defendant infringed the plaintiff's right to disseminate information on the virtual digital person on the Internet. A virtual digital person carries multiple rights. Beijing Internet Court Judge Zhu Ge pointed out that a virtual digital person consists of two parts: external performance and technical core. At the level of external expression, if it comes from the image of a real person or the use of human data, it involves the protection of personal rights such as portraits and voices of natural persons. On the other hand, an original virtual digital image forms a work of art and can be protected by copyright law. At the technical core level, code, etc. involving virtual digital people can be protected by copyright law as computer software, and algorithms and data that are confidential, valuable, and confidential can be protected as trade secrets. In reality, it is necessary to make a comprehensive judgment based on the parties' claims and the circumstances of the case.