Vienna Court Confirms Plagiarism: Furniture Chain Kare Loses Against Chinese Artist

The figure "Welcome Guests" distributed by the furniture company "Kare" - a sculpture that greets with a friendly expression and in a bowed posture - is a plagiarism. The Vienna Commercial Court reaffirmed this judgment in the second instance, as stated in a release on Wednesday. The Chinese artist Xiaowu Gao had accused the company of copyright infringement, and he is represented by the Vienna lawyer Georg Zanger.

Lawyer Zanger: Advance in European Product Piracy

According to the release, the preliminary injunction is effective against both the German Kare Online GmbH based in Munich and the Austrian subsidiary. The multinational enforceability of the ruling is justified by the ubiquity of the work, whose availability and visibility in online shops is not restricted by national borders. "Chinese art is in high demand in Europe and is being plagiarized," said Zanger. With the judgment, they have been able to "effectively put a stop" to European product piracy. The model case will encourage other Chinese artists to assert their rights in Europe, Zanger said.

(APA/Red)

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