BYD Legal Department Discloses Progress on Multiple Online Infringement Cases, Offers Rewards of 500,000 to 5 Million Yuan for Leads on MCN Black PR

On November 13, BYD's Legal Department issued an announcement, disclosing the progress of several recent online infringement cases. According to the announcement, Feng and Ji fabricated false information about BYD and spread it on social platforms. After BYD reported the matter to the police, public security authorities determined that their actions disrupted public order and detained them in accordance with the law. Jiang repeatedly posted insulting and defamatory remarks about BYD on Douyin and was determined by public security authorities to have violated the law and was detained. Regarding defamatory remarks posted by online accounts such as "Entertainment," "Car World," "Siwu," and "Driver," BYD filed lawsuits, and the courts determined that infringement was constituted, ordering the relevant parties to make public apologies and compensate for economic losses. The announcement mentioned the organized actions of some MCN institutions. According to the announcement, the institutions involved include dozens of companies such as "Nie," "Yuan," "Ma," "Niu," and "Zhou," whose affiliated accounts concentrated on publishing articles targeting BYD. Some of these accounts used AI to generate homogenized content with identical titles and similar wording. BYD stated that it has completed evidence preservation and is taking legal measures to pursue accountability. Regarding the reward mechanism, BYD has set a reward range of 500,000 to 5 million yuan for clues about organized smear campaigns by MCN institutions and others; for other eligible clue providers, the reward range is 50,000 to 5 million yuan. Clues can be submitted via @BYD News Anti-Counterfeiting Office and the email address xwdj.office@byd.com. BYD's reporting reward mechanism began in December 2021, with an initial maximum reward of 1 million yuan. In June 2022, the cap was raised to 5 million yuan and has continued to date.