被摄影师起诉侵权，视觉中国公开致歉：涉案作品已下架！“系签约供稿人违规上传，已永久封禁其账号”

Core Viewpoint - The recent court ruling confirms that Visual China infringed on the rights of photographer Dai Jianfeng regarding his work "Village Under the Galaxy," leading to a compensation order and a public apology [2][5][8]. Group 1: Court Ruling and Implications - The court ruled that Visual China must pay Dai Jianfeng 15,000 yuan for infringing on his rights, specifically his right to attribution and online dissemination [2][8]. - Visual China is required to publish a statement on its homepage for 48 hours to mitigate the impact of the infringement [8]. - The court dismissed Dai Jianfeng's other claims regarding over 100 additional works, stating that Visual China's sales of these works did not constitute infringement [8]. Group 2: Company Response and Future Actions - Visual China acknowledged the shortcomings in their communication with Dai Jianfeng and emphasized that their rights to sell the images were based on a compliant distribution chain [8][9]. - The company has taken measures against the contributor who uploaded the infringing image, including removing the image and banning the contributor's account [9]. - Visual China plans to enhance its copyright protection measures and improve content review processes to maintain a healthy copyright ecosystem [3]. Group 3: Financial Performance and Market Reaction - For the first three quarters of 2023, Visual China reported a total revenue of 610 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 0.30%, while net profit decreased by 9.03% to 74.31 million yuan [11]. - Following the court ruling, Visual China's stock price surged over 20% within a week, closing at 25.34 yuan with a total market capitalization of 17.753 billion yuan [9].