iQiyi's "Celebrating the Years" Advanced VOD Case

iQiyi launched a "pay-to-view" service during the broadcast of the TV series "Joy of Life". This action was deemed to have damaged the rights of Gold VIP members to watch the drama in advance and reduced the members 'movie-watching experience and satisfaction. In the first-instance judgment, the Beijing Internet Court confirmed that iQiyi's "iQiyi VIP Member Service Agreement" was partially invalid, and requested iQiyi to provide the original gold VIP membership rights and interests to the plaintiff for 15 consecutive days, and compensate the plaintiff for the loss of 1500 yuan in notary fees. This ruling determined that the "pay-per-view" model was in breach of contract and violated the rights of the Golden VIP members.

iQiyi launched a "pay-per-view" service during the broadcast of the TV series Joy of Life, which was considered to have damaged the rights of Gold VIP members. The court ruled in the first instance that iQiyi's behavior breached the contract and damaged the rights and interests of the members to watch the drama. It also required iQiyi to provide the original rights and interests of the gold VIP members to the plaintiff for 15 consecutive days and compensate the plaintiff for the loss of 1500 yuan in notaries. In addition, the court also found that iQiyi's iQiyi VIP Member Service Agreement was partially invalid. Overall, the court ruled that iQiyi's "advanced on-demand" behavior harmed the rights and interests of its members.

iQiyi launched a "pay-to-view" service during the broadcast of the TV series Joy of Life. This move was considered to have damaged the rights of Gold VIP members to watch the drama and reduced their viewing experience and satisfaction. The Beijing Internet Court conducted a first-instance trial and pronounced the case, confirming that iQiyi's "iQiyi VIP Member Service Agreement" was partially invalid, and determined that the "paid advance on-demand" clause did not have any effect on Gold VIP members. The court ordered iQiyi to provide the original gold VIP membership rights and interests to the plaintiff for 15 consecutive days and compensate the plaintiff for the loss of 1500 yuan in notary fees. This judgment determined that iQiyi's behavior harmed the main rights and interests of users, and emphasized that the development of business models should follow commercial terms, respect the feelings of users, and not violate relevant laws and regulations. Therefore, the court ruled that iQiyi lost the case.

The court ruled that iQiyi's Joy of Life advance broadcast had damaged the rights of gold VIP members to watch the drama in advance when it launched the "paid advance broadcast" service, reducing their viewing experience and satisfaction. Therefore, the court declared some of iQiyi's contract terms invalid and required them to provide the plaintiff with gold VIP membership rights for 15 consecutive days, as well as compensate the plaintiff for the loss of 1500 yuan in notary fees. This judgment determined that iQiyi's behavior violated the contract and emphasized the importance of protecting the rights and interests of users.

During the broadcast of the TV series "Celebrating the Year," iQiyi launched a "pay-to-view" service, which was considered to have damaged the rights of Gold VIP members to watch the drama in advance and reduced their experience and satisfaction. The Beijing Internet Court made a first-instance judgment on the case, confirming that some of iQiyi's contract terms were invalid, and required the company to provide the original gold VIP membership rights to the plaintiff for 15 consecutive days, and compensate the plaintiff for the loss of 1500 yuan in the notary fee. The court held that the development of the business model should follow the commercial terms and respect the user's feelings, and did not violate the relevant laws and regulations. The ruling of this case attracted widespread attention, and there was still controversy over whether the future "advanced on-demand" model was legal.

The first-instance judgment of iQiyi's Joy of Life was released. According to the court's ruling, iQiyi launched a "pay-to-view" service during the broadcast of Joy of Life, which damaged the rights of Gold VIP members to watch the drama in advance and reduced the members 'experience and satisfaction. The court found that some of iQiyi's contract terms were invalid and required iQiyi to provide the original gold VIP membership rights and interests to the plaintiff for 15 consecutive days, as well as compensate the plaintiff for the loss of 1500 yuan in notary fees. The verdict attracted widespread attention.

The court ruled that iQiyi's "Joy of Life" advanced broadcast case was partially invalid, and that the "paid advanced broadcast" clause that was updated after Wu purchased the membership service did not have any effect on Wu. The court ordered iQiyi to provide the original membership rights and interests to the plaintiff and compensate the loss of 1500 yuan for the notary fee.

iQiyi Company launched a paid advanced on-demand service for Joy of Life on its iQiyi platform. This move was determined to damage the rights of Gold VIP members to watch the drama in advance, reducing their movie-watching experience and satisfaction. The Beijing Internet Court confirmed that some of iQiyi's contract terms were invalid in the first-instance judgment, and required it to provide the original gold VIP membership rights and interests to the plaintiff for 15 consecutive days, and compensate the plaintiff for the loss of 1500 yuan in notary fees. The court held that the development of the business model should follow the commercial terms and respect the user's feelings, which did not violate the relevant laws and regulations. This ruling meant that iQiyi violated the rights of Gold VIP members when it launched the paid advance on-demand service.

iQiyi launched a "pay-to-view" service during the broadcast of the TV series "Joy of Life", which was deemed to have damaged the rights of Gold VIP members to watch the drama in advance and reduced their viewing experience and satisfaction. The Beijing Internet Court ruled that iQiyi had breached the contract and required it to provide the original gold VIP membership rights to the plaintiff for 15 consecutive days and compensate the plaintiff for the loss of 1500 yuan in notaries. The court held that the development of the business model should follow the commercial terms and respect the user's feelings, and did not violate the relevant laws and regulations. In addition, the court also found that iQiyi's "iQiyi VIP Member Service Agreement" was partially invalid, and the "paid advance on-demand" clause that was updated after the purchase of the membership service did not have any effect on the user. In summary, iQIYI's "pay-to-view" behavior was found illegal and was sentenced accordingly.

The results of the first trial of iQiyi's Joy of Life were out. The Beijing Internet Court found that iQiyi's "pay-to-view" behavior had damaged the rights of Gold VIP members to watch the drama and reduced their experience and satisfaction. The court ruled that some of iQiyi's contract terms were invalid and required the company to provide the original gold VIP membership rights to the plaintiff for 15 consecutive days and compensate the plaintiff for the loss of 1500 yuan in notaries. This ruling meant that iQiyi needed to change its pay-to-view method to protect the rights of its members.

iQiyi launched a "pay-per-view" service during the broadcast of the TV series Joy of Life, which was considered to have violated the rights of Gold VIP members. As a Gold VIP member, Mr. Wu felt that this payment model violated his legal rights, so he sued iQiyi in court. The Beijing Internet Court ruled in the first instance that iQiyi's "iQiyi VIP Member Service Agreement" was partially invalid, and the "paid advance on-demand" clause that was updated after Wu purchased the membership service did not have any effect on Wu. The court asked iQiyi to provide Wu with the original gold VIP membership rights and compensate Wu for the loss of 1500 yuan in notary fees. The verdict was upheld by Beijing Fourth Intermediate People's Court. In general, iQiyi's "advanced on-demand" behavior was deemed illegal and the affected members needed to be compensated.