Chapter 126: Whoa, a big job has arrived!

Upon seeing Zhou Yi enter, Lao Zhou sat up straight and even took off his glasses to wipe them.

The young police officer next to him was left stunned.

"Master, who is this guy?"

"Zhou Yi!"

"Huh? That Zhou Yi?"

"Yes!"

The young officer had nothing more to say; if it was that Zhou Yi, they really did need to be careful. Given the previous lesson, who knew what kind of case this might be.

They had all heard about that influencer case last time; a Criminal Private Prosecution, to say nothing else, Jingzhou City hadn't seen a case like that in years.

This person had been certified by the Jingzhou Legal System, after all.

Come to think of it, this seemed to be only the second time Zhou Yi had come to the Police Station...

"Uncle Zhou, busy? Are you on duty again today!" Zhou Yi smiled and greeted him as soon as he entered the Police Station.

Lao Zhou nodded: "Hmm, is there something you need?"

"Me? I'm here to file a report!"

A veteran police officer like Lao Zhou paid close attention to every word others said, so he quickly heard the difference.

"I'm here to report a crime" and "I'm here to file a report" are quite different; you can report a crime by phone, and you report crimes when you encounter danger or have a quarrel with a neighbor.

But filing a report is different.

Thinking these things to himself, Lao Zhou still said naturally on the surface: "Filing a report? What kind of case is it this time?"

"It wouldn't be another issue with a game account, would it?"

Zhou Yi hurriedly shook his head and said: "That's not it. This time it's about Intellectual Property Rights, mainly Copyright."

"Uncle Zhou, didn't you know from last time? I'm an up... that is, the kind of person who makes videos for people to watch... an influencer, you know."

"Now, there are many people on the internet directly stealing my videos for profit. According to my calculations, the illegal gains from several of these accounts have already reached the standard of a large amount, or even an especially large amount."

"This is the evidence and documentation I had my Lawyer collect; please take a look."

Zhou Yi took out various materials from his large bag one by one; Fang Dazhuang had organized them very thoroughly and comprehensively.

And even a layman like Zhou Yi could see them clearly.

Sure enough, it was another report, and it was actually a Copyright case.

This kind of case was not common for grassroots police officers like Lao Zhou.

Because in most cases, it actually didn't reach the level of a crime; one would usually just need to go to Court to file a Lawsuit themselves.

Lao Zhou took the materials and began to look through them carefully. He actually felt that Zhou Yi's report this time was much better than the first time he came.

That time, he just came in saying something was wrong with his account and that he had topped up a million, which had left Lao Zhou completely bewildered at the time.

This time was better, and the things he said had a very legal feel to them.

What is a legal feel? It's Legal Language; to put it plainly, it's professional terminology from within the law.

If you say someone owes me money and I am their creditor, that sounds like you're uneducated; if you say the other party is the Debtor and I am the Creditor, doesn't that sound a bit more high-end?

Thus, as Lao Zhou flipped through the materials, he smiled and said: "Not bad, you know the standards for a large amount and an especially large amount now."

Carefully flipping through the materials in his hand, although he wasn't particularly familiar with the regulations regarding Copyright, from Lao Zhou's perspective, there really was no problem with this evidence!

There was no helping it; this was Fang Dazhuang's old habit.

According to Fang Dazhuang, the materials he wrote were always based on the standard of the client being a "Legal Blind."

That is to say, his materials had to reach a level where even if the client was a Legal Blind, they could still understand them; only then did it count as good material.

It wasn't about writing a bunch of inexplicable things that laypeople couldn't understand, just to make it seem high-end and impressive.

And then acting like "you guys don't understand" on top of that.

This was also the working style Fang Dazhuang avoided most in his daily life.

Many people in the industry always adopted this posture when facing laypeople, but Fang Dazhuang believed that a Lawyer's job was to explain things clearly to the client.

What you need to do is explain the cause and effect, not write a thesis.

Therefore, Fang Dazhuang always felt that the work of some young Lawyers wasn't very good; to put it plainly, the reason you can understand this matter is because you have received professional legal education.

You have received such education starting from the most basic foundations of jurisprudence.

But the client doesn't know; if you use professional language and they don't understand, then communication becomes impossible, and that certainly won't do.

It's just that the situation involved here was a bit complex; one Criminal Case involving an especially large amount and four involving a large amount was not something he could decide on his own.

This had to go through a review!

But Lao Zhou was still very happy. The last case involved a large amount, but the circumstances were extremely simple, and it hadn't taken much effort to make the arrests.

And this time, although it was a bit more complex than the last, Lao Zhou felt that with this evidence, it seemed they wouldn't even need to expend much effort to investigate...

It must be said, such cases were simply too welcome...

"Alright, Little Zhou, I've roughly looked through these materials, but it needs to be reviewed specifically; a decision on whether to proceed with Case Filing should be made very soon!"

"Take the Report Receipt and go back first; I will notify you when the time comes."

Seeing that Zhou Yi still wanted to say something, Lao Zhou added: "Of course you can film your videos, but the old rule still applies: it needs to be reviewed by the Propaganda Department of our branch."

"And... if possible in the future, perhaps our Propaganda Department could even cooperate with you on legal education."

Propaganda tasks were heavy tasks no matter where they were.

Legal education was work that required long-term dedication.

And someone like Zhou Yi really seemed like he could be cooperated with!

There was actually a chance for cooperation?

Zhou Yi hurriedly nodded and left with the Report Receipt.

And after Zhou Yi left, Lao Zhou began to follow the procedure to notify the Criminal Police Team of the Guangming Branch; a Criminal Case of this level had to be handed over to the Criminal Police Team.

That bunch of guys is quite lucky...

This was Lao Zhou's thought.

Having reported the case here and left the Police Station, Zhou Yi had already hurried to the Court without a moment's rest; he hadn't moved before because everything must be based on evidence!

Even if everyone sees others stealing their videos, so what? Once you go to Court, you must speak with evidence!

Taking a taxi to the Guangming District Court, logically speaking, for a Civil Litigation, only the agent, Lawyer Fang, needed to come.

It was just that Zhou Yi also wanted to come and take a look.

Guangming District Court, Case Filing Hall, another peaceful day.

Staff members sat inside, reviewing the filed cases one by one; from disputes between companies to small loan disputes between two individuals, all needed to be concluded here.

When people say the Court is short-staffed, it's not just talk; they are truly short-staffed.

Under such circumstances, after Lawyer Fang, with his slightly bald head, walked in, he naturally attracted many gazes.

"Lawyer Fang is here again. Lawyer Fang, what kind of case is it this time?"

"A civil dispute, very simple."

Lawyer Fang replied casually, and then, after queuing for a while, arrived at the case filing window.

Zhou Yi, standing behind, chuckled to himself; the case was indeed simple, but for this kind of large-scale Lawsuit, the work the Court needed to do was not simple at all...

Not to mention anything else, just the review of these case materials alone was a massive project; the volume at one time was too large.

The staff member here felt her eyes go dry upon seeing Lawyer Fang, but she still managed a forced smile: "Lawyer Fang is here. What type of case is it today?"

Lawyer Fang brought up the super-large handbag he was carrying and smiled: "No worries, no worries, today's case is very common."

It was indeed very common, just Intellectual Property Rights infringement, simple!

Very common... the Court staff member pondered Lawyer Fang's words, then looked at the second giant handbag being brought up, and was a bit stunned.

She had a feeling that she would likely be working overtime today.

While the staff member was stunned, Lawyer Fang had already started pulling various materials out of his bag.

"This time, the case is that my client's Copyright has been infringed, it's just that there are quite a lot of defendants."

Hearing this, the staff member asked subconsciously: "How many?"

"Just over a hundred people, actually not that many..."

Just... over a hundred people.

The staff member looked at Lawyer Fang's slightly excited face in front of her and suddenly felt as if life had lost all hope.

"Let me take a look first..."

Taking the materials, the staff member read quickly; just as Lawyer Fang said, this case was very simple.

But the volume was large; filing a Lawsuit against 106 entities at once, a portion of which required the other party to stop the Tort and publicly apologize, while the remaining portion required the return of illegal gains.

The materials were written in great detail: which account on which platform stole how many videos, the approximate profit, the name on the platform, the time when the video theft began, as well as the view counts, etc...

Some of the accounts clearly looked like they only had a few followers, with view counts of only a few hundred or a few thousand, but they were still sued.

Lawyer Fang's approach here was the same as Zhou Yi's: either don't do it, or do it thoroughly.

Since they were already filing a Lawsuit, it made no sense to only sue those with many followers; wouldn't that be discrimination? If you are going to sue, do it completely and thoroughly.

This was entirely in compliance with laws and regulations; you can't say that just because you didn't make much money stealing my videos, I can't sue you.

Just as she was flipping through, the staff member said: "Lawyer Fang, you only have the other party's platform account information here, but no specific contact information."

Lawyer Fang smiled upon hearing this: "That will require me to apply for an Investigation Warrant after your review, so I can go to the platforms one by one to investigate their identity information."

"Oh right, also here, there are Indictments against six platforms in total, which also need to be filed."

There are even platforms?

This really is not letting anyone off!

Anyway, one doesn't worry about too much debt; she would definitely be working overtime today. The staff member took the Indictments and proceeded to review them together.

After all materials were submitted, Lawyer Fang and Zhou Yi left the Court; this review would take time.

Zhou Yi returned home and started waiting; around the next day, he received a call from Lao Zhou.

"The Guangming District Branch Criminal Police Team has already opened a Criminal Case. I'm letting you know, but because the platforms for those accounts are all in other regions, it will still take time."

"Alright, Uncle Zhou, it doesn't matter on my end; the thing I lack the least is time."

Compared to civil cases, the advantage of police handling a Criminal Case is that they can directly ask the platforms for information on those accounts.

This is necessary for handling the case, and no matter what Company you are, you must cooperate.

And as Lawyer Fang said before, such cases are actually very popular.

The reason is simple: they have almost already found all the evidence that can be found.

What the police need to do is directly find the people behind these accounts based on these accounts, and then carry out arrests!

No need to consider anything else, they don't even need to obtain their confessions; zero-confession is enough to send the other party in.

Of course, if more evidence is obtained during the arrest, that would certainly be better.

So on the next day, the comrades from the Guangming District Criminal Police Team set off for Beijing, Modu, and Shenzhen.

These are also the cities where the companies behind the several platforms are located.

At the same time, Zhou Yi received a notice from the Court that his pile of lawsuits had already had Court Investigation Orders issued for them specifically.

Of course, this matter is not for the Court to help you investigate, but requires your Lawyer to take the Court Investigation Order and investigate personally.

This means the Lawyer has to run everywhere to investigate and clarify the owners of these accounts.

There might even be companies in between that do not cooperate with the Court Investigation Order...

Don't be surprised; the reason why there is such a thing as Compulsory Execution is precisely because after the judgment is handed down, people resist the execution...

So this is also why, in daily life, many people do not easily choose the legal route for online Tort cases.

Can this be solved? Yes.

However, you have to spend countless time and money along the way, and even your patience.

As for such tedious matters, Fang Dazhuang actually enjoys them.

Lao Difang Coffee Shop.

"So, the next step requires you to run all over Modu and Beijing? How can it be so troublesome, why can't it be handled online?"

Fang Dazhuang shrugged and said: "The procedure is just this kind of procedure; because we chose the Court of the place of residence, we have to do it this way if we want to save trouble."

"If we had chosen the Court where the platform is located, it would of course be a bit simpler."

Zhou Yi nodded, looked at his camera, and suddenly said: "Oh right, Fang Dazhuang, when you go to investigate these, can you take me with you?"

Huh?

Fang Dazhuang was stunned, feeling that the coffee in his mouth was no longer sour: "You want to follow along and run everywhere? What for? Not only are you wasting money, but you're also suffering."

This isn't going out to play; this is going out to work.

He, Fang Xujing, has been in this line of work for so long, and he has truly never encountered a client who would actually follow a Lawyer around...

Because there is no need; why does the Lawyer profession exist? Because the law is too professional, and clients wouldn't have that time anyway.

So the client only needs to pay, and the Lawyer will get all of these things handled properly.

Furthermore, certain things must be done by a Lawyer.

And yet, now there is actually such a client...

"I'm just following you to film a few videos; I'll probably only do this once in my life, so just let me go."

Once in his life... what kind of talk is that.

Fang Dazhuang could only nod.

Trying a triple release today; everyone, feel it out and see which is better, this or the throat-soothing and thirst-quenching one.

(End of this chapter)