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A Disney character takes part in a parade on the eve of the opening of the Disney Resort in Shanghai, China, on June 15. The Walt Disney Company has recently sued three Chinese companies over copyright infringement. (AP/Ng Han Guan)
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he Walt Disney Company has taken legal action against three Chinese companies because of an animated film they produced called The Autobots, claiming the companies infringed on Disney's copyright over the movie Cars.
According to Reuters, the three companies were production firm Blue MTV, media firm Beijing G-Point and online content platform PPLive Inc.
Based on a notice on the Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court website, Disney was suing them over both “copyright infringement” and “unfair competition”.
(Read also: Tokyo, Paris, now Shanghai: Small world for Disney parks)
Released in 2015, The Autobots has some resemblance to Cars, which came out in 2006. However, the former's director, Zuo Jianlong, insisted that the two movies were completely different.
Disney, which has just opened Shanghai Disneyland, the first Disney amusement park on mainland China, currently faces some challenges while doing business in the country, including tough competition from local amusement park developers and the circulation of false Disney merchandise.
Directed by John Lasseter and starring Owen Wilson, Cars involves a red racing car called Lightning McQueen. Following its success, the sequel, Cars 2, was released in 2014. A third movie from the franchise, Cars 3, is reportedly come out in 2017. (kes)
