Immortal Soul of Steel

Chapter 375 Conflicts of Interest in Litigation

Lin Youde's words stunned Li Te.

But Lei Mengmeng agrees with this very much: "Most of these copyright disputes are handled by "Machine Warfare" itself."

"There is almost nothing we can do. From the moment the other party starts appealing, we can only passively wait for the result."

"So, it's useless to be anxious now."

Lacus wiped Lin Liuli's mouth with a tissue, but Latoni blushed and refused when she wanted to wipe it for her.Only then asked slowly.

"However, I still can't figure it out."

"Whether it is the copyright of the fierce bird or the copyright of Gundam, isn't it all given by "Machine Wars"?"

"This kind of copyright is given by others. Is there a need for a lawsuit?"

Amid Lax's doubts, Gu Lincai nodded slightly, and replied, "Yes, Miss Lax."

Lux asked suspiciously, "How?"

Gu Lincai glanced at Lin Youde hesitantly, while Lin Youde smiled and nodded, Gu Lincai collected himself and asked back.

"Miss Lacus may not pay much attention to mobile weapons."

"But Miss Lacus, if you talk about Demon God and Geta, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?"

Lux thought for a moment, then replied, "Freedom Federation?"

Gu Lincai nodded and replied, "Correct."

"The same is true for the fierce bird. When talking about the fierce bird, everyone will think of the Freedom Federation."

"Because the fierce bird, Geta, and Demon God are also known as the three major IPs of the Free Federation."

"In the context of the current era where dimensional beasts are raging, a well-known robot IP can greatly expand the sense of security of the people, increase the confidence of the people, and have a promoting effect on social stability."

"And unlike the Freedom Federation, which has Geta, Demon God, and Ominous Bird, which is the extremely special soldier series, the IP that we can get out of the integration is only the undead series, which is the extremely special soldier series."

"The Silla Alliance still has the Grungast series and the Leon series, two IPs."

"We have integrated but only one Undead series. This is a bad breath for all nationals who care about safety and international fame."

"Now, after our integration, we finally have a Gundam series IP that is comparable to the fierce bird, or even surpassed. This is undoubtedly a major event that can enhance national confidence and cohesion."

"Not to mention the various feats that the current director has achieved with Gundam in the world of "Machine Warfare", which has made people subconsciously think that Gundam is stronger than the existence of the fierce bird."

"After that, Gundam appeared in reality against Dimensional Beasts, and even participated in the Olympics. This undoubtedly gave the unified people a great sense of pride."

In the expression of Lacus who seemed to have realized something, Gu Lincai said seriously.

"This kind of Gundam, which has a huge influence on the integration, is judged by "Machine Wars" as a copyright infringement of the Vicious Bird series, and the Gundam will be classified under the name of the Vicious Bird series."

"It will harm the integrated international image and the people, I think, it will be incalculable."

"Therefore, even if it is to attack the unified national image and the unified national confidence, this copyright lawsuit is still valuable."

Lei Mengmeng nodded slightly, and received: "This is only a non-economic gain."

"Don't forget, Gundam has now started production by Wang's Heavy Industries, and because of its excellent performance in the Olympic exhibition games, it has received a lot of orders."

"If the copyright lawsuit is succeeded by the other party at this time, Titans Heavy Industries requires Wang's Heavy Industries to stop using Gundam's copyright."

"Wang's Heavy Industries, which has just received a large number of orders, will receive a large number of breach of contract lawsuits. Maybe it will go bankrupt."

Lux was taken aback for a moment, and exclaimed, "Isn't this too much?"

Gu Lincai smiled wryly and said: "This is the common practice of the shameless businessmen of the Free Federation. In fact, as far as I know of similar incidents, the Titans have done it no less than 10 times, but the number of times they won is very few."

"But whoever makes this kind of copyright lawsuit wins a huge profit, and loses it is just a symbolic compensation for some reputation damage."

"For Titans Heavy Industries, which has a big family and a big business, it is basically a profitable business."

Lei Mengmeng nodded and sighed, "So when Wang Liumei took orders before, she rejected all foreign orders."

"Who knows if these guys are doing something wrong. It's better to expand the domestic market honestly."

"Also, don't forget. The copyright of Gundam still has great economic value."

"Now Gundam's various toys in China are sold out. Once the copyright is acquired by the other party, if you want to continue selling toys in the future, you must give Titans Heavy Industries a considerable amount of copyright fees."

Lin Youde picked up the teacup and took a sip, and added: "Also, don't forget. Gundam is now one of the signatures of our Lin Research Institute."

"Once the copyright of Gundam is taken away, it will deal a huge blow to our Lin Research Institute."

"Although the body data and various technologies are still there, as long as you change the image, you can continue to use it."

"But our research institute has just been established. Once this kind of thing happens, let alone the economic loss. Just bearing the infamy of plagiarism will deter many talents who would have been willing to join our research institute."

"After all, most people still value things like reputation very much."

"Even if some people don't value reputation, there is no guarantee that the other party will not blackmail us into raising our salary requirements in the name of this kind of thing. This is another expense with an infinite limit."

Lux's face gradually became gloomy: "In other words, Titans Heavy Industries is here specifically for us?"

Lin Youde put down his teacup: "Well, at least from the current stage, the other party is clearly prepared."

"And the time just happened to be the day when we started recruiting talents. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a fixed-point sniper."

Hearing this, Li Te showed a sad face: "Uncle, what should we do? Can't we do something?"

Gu Lincai shook his head: "Unfortunately, this kind of copyright dispute originating from "Machine Warfare" cannot be dealt with by the litigant at all. Because this copyright was originally granted by "Machine Warfare"."

Li Te was a little angry: "Since they are all copyrighted by "Machine Warfare", can this kind of lawsuit really win?"

With a sullen face, Lei Mengmeng replied, "It's ok. Don't forget, little boy. Our integration originally had an IP robot series called wild boars."

"But because the wild boar looks like a fierce bird, it is judged by "Machine Warfare" that the copyright priority of the fierce bird is higher, so now we basically don't see the wild boar series in the unified country."

"Now there are only Undead series, and a large number of derivatives of the Undead series."

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(End of this chapter)