Peppa Pig owners win copyright battle against 'impostor' Wolfoo
Summary
A judge in London ruled that videos featuring the animated character Wolfoo must be removed from platforms like YouTube because they copied audio clips from Peppa Pig. The court found that Wolfoo’s makers used sounds from Peppa Pig without permission, leading to a copyright infringement case won by Hasbro, the owner of Peppa Pig.Key Facts
- Wolfoo is a Vietnamese cartoon about a young wolf with a large online audience.
- Hasbro owns Peppa Pig and sued Wolfoo’s makers, SConnect, for copying Peppa Pig’s audio.
- The judge described the copying as extensive and ongoing, especially for English-language Wolfoo videos.
- Audio clips of Peppa Pig saying words like "hooray!" were used without permission.
- The judge ordered all Wolfoo videos to be removed by a set deadline.
- SConnect claimed that third-party contractors provided the copied sounds without their knowledge.
- The court ruled the third-party excuse irrelevant and found that not all copied videos were removed.
- The ruling applies in the UK, EU, USA, Vietnam, and all World Trade Organization member countries.
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