Running out of ideas, the 3-cent movie blatantly “borrowed” always created the character of The King of Fighters

According to China News, Beijing-based company SNH China has sued the producer and publisher of the movie Tam Liu Nuxia (English title is Warrior Angels) for copying the character’s image in the movie. The King of Fighters. The Hai Dinh Court (Beijing) accepted the case, and at the same time ruled that the defendant must speak out to clear the impact, and at the same time compensate the plaintiff for economic damage.

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Tam Lau Nu Hiep is a Chinese online movie, the film revolves around the girl Kieu Dan – who possesses extraordinary strength and the journey to run away from death to avenge her father. This movie premiered on March 24, 2018 on Iqiyi (a Chinese movie, video, and TV show posting platform).​

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As you know, The King of Fighters is a fighting series SNK It was first released in 1994. However, I don’t know if it was due to the low budget of the film or due to the exhaustion of ideas, the production team of this film casually copied and created the characters in the series. fighting games SNK’s fame. The copied characters include: Mai Shiranui, Choi Bounge, Chang Koehan, Benimaru Nikaido…​

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Not only that, the production team also used Mai Shiranui’s image to conduct propaganda for the film. This not only infringes on SNK’s rights, but also causes the audience to misunderstand and have prejudice against this character, especially when Tam Luu Nu Hiep is a low-quality film, often scolded by the audience. Paying for their wrongdoing, the producer and distributor of this film will have to pay SNK an amount of 800,000 yuan (2.6 billion dong) according to the court’s ruling.​