Antitrust and Unfair Competition Conduct in the Network Game Industry in China

We introduce two related cases between a video game company and a live broadcasting company in China that were fought in terms of both Anti-Monopoly Law and Anti-Unfair Competition Law, involving Copyright Law. The High Court rulings indicate that it generally does not conduct relevant market definition based on one game alone, and that it treats animated moves embedded in games as copyright-protected content. These conclusions will have a profound impact on the broadcasting industry in terms of