In 2015, Ma Weidu went to Hefei to give a lecture for 2 hours, charging 35w. As a result, on the way to the event site, he glanced at the billboard and sued the organizers.
"Unauthorized use of my portrait rights, pay me 1200w." The organizer was angry, but let Ma Weidu compensate for 474 yuan massage fee.
In 2008, Ma Weidu quickly became popular after he appeared on "Hundred Family Forum". As early as 1996, he founded the first private museum in China, "Guanfu Museum", and is a hot figure in the domestic collection industry.
Ma Weidu was quite accomplished in the collecting world and was often invited to record various programs and lectures.
In 2015, a real estate company in Hefei invited Ma Weidu to Hefei to give a collection class, and the remuneration was 350,000. Ma Weidu likes to collect speeches, plus there is money to be made, why not enjoy it.
The organizers also felt that it was very cost-effective, and both sides were very satisfied.
As a result, as soon as Ma Weidu left the airport that day, he saw a billboard that read, "Dialogue with Ma Weidu, Collect international new city", and there was a striking photo of him on the side.
Ma Weidu was not happy at that time, but he did not move to have a plan. When he arrived at the hotel, he immediately called his lawyer and asked him to come to Hefei to collect evidence and keep the evidence.
That night, the organizers graciously invited Ma Weidu, drank three rounds, and the two sides began to call brothers and brothers, and the atmosphere was peaceful. Not only that, the organizers also arranged a massage for Ma Weidu, so that he could get rid of his fatigue and have a spirit lecture tomorrow.
Ma Weidu went as usual, and the next day he also went to give a 2-hour collection class with a full spirit, earning 350,000 yuan. At the end of the speech, the organizer happily sent Ma Weidu to the airport, and the two sides bid farewell reluctantly.
Unexpectedly, ma Weidu's front foot just got on the plane, and the organizer received a lawyer's letter on the back foot, which was that Ma Weidu accused him of infringing on his portrait rights and claimed 12 million yuan.
However, Ma Weidu's assistant actually knew about this matter, and the intermediary had consulted him at that time: "Can ma Ye's portrait be used for propaganda?" ”
The assistant replied: "Yes, but not too publicity, and not in the contract." ”
Therefore, As soon as Ma Weidu left the airport, he would see a big billboard with his own image.
However, there was no evidence in the contract, that is, the words were unsubstantiated, and Ma Weidu still retained the evidence, so Ma Weidu won the lawsuit in the first instance, and the court ordered the defendant to compensate the plaintiff 500,000 yuan.
Who knows, Ma Weidu was not satisfied with this verdict and continued to appeal. This made the organizers angry, they felt that they were put together, so they also sued Ma Weidu, asking him to compensate 474 yuan for the massage fee.
In the end, the case was upheld, Ma Weidu was awarded 500,000 yuan, and the organizer's 474 yuan was not returned.
I can only say that I can eat a long and wise!
The organizer originally wanted to use Ma Weidu to create a momentum, but did not expect that Ma Weidu was skilled, and the result was to lose his wife and fold the soldiers, and it can only be said that there is no adultery and no business, and Ma Weidu's "leak" is not picked up in vain.
Although Ma Weidu is old and vicious, he can often walk by the river, where there are not wet hooves. He also had times when he won a lawsuit but lost money.
Once, Ma Weidu went to Taiwan for a trip and found a local gadget particularly interesting. This thing is the kind of handicraft of the image of a small monk, and Ma Wei feels that this gadget has not yet risen in the mainland, and it should be a strange commodity.
Therefore, Ma Weidu contacted this handicraft company in Taiwan and said, "I want to be the exclusive agent of your products." In the end, after negotiations and consultations between the two sides, the company agreed to Ma Weidu's request.
Subsequently, under the commercial planning and packaging of Ma Weidu, the sales of this gadget were also very good. Originally, according to this trend, Ma Wei should have made a lot of money, and it didn't take long for piracy to appear.
Due to the relatively low price of piracy, the business of Ma Weidu was hit hard. Seeing that this is not the way to go, Ma Weidu can only solve it through legal channels.
At that time, several pirated copies were caught and soon tried. However, due to various reasons, this lawsuit was fought for a long time, and the result was not until a year later.
In the end, Ma Weidu won the case, and the pirate company gave less than 2 million compensation, and this result was a big loss for Ma Weidu.
Because Ma Weidu came down in a lawsuit, the cost has been more than 1 million, and the economic losses caused by piracy in the middle cannot be estimated, but the pirate company has made a lot of profits because of this, and has also made Ma Weidu lose millions.
Years later, Ma Weidu recalled in the show, still saying: "This is the most unfortunate experience in my life, although I have a reason for the whole thing and have legal protection, but I am the most indebted." ”
Because of this, Ma Weidu never touched this type of business again, and concentrated on starting his own museum and collecting antiques.
It seems that nothing can do piracy!
