01
Factual background & dispute
- The platform offered base models, LoRA training and sharing.
- Users supplied training images and published models with cover and sample images.
- The rights holder alleged copyright infringement and unfair competition.
02
Core issues & judicial focus
- User content versus direct platform infringement
- Identifiable risks and the duty of care
- Separate unfair-competition liability for the business model
03
Judicial finding & holding
- The operator was liable for contributory, rather than direct, network-dissemination infringement.
- The court ordered cessation and RMB 30,000 in damages and reasonable expenses.
- The rights holder’s appeal concerning the rejected unfair-competition claim was dismissed.
Dates & procedural record
- First-instance finding of contributory infringement; upheld on 30 December.
04
Practical risk implications
01Review recognisable IP, model covers, samples and sharing features together.
02Address both model publication and application, and test for continued dissemination.
03Keep upload, training, publication and intervention logs; do not infer blanket legality of training data from this decision.