Chapter 255: Confrontation in court
In the courtroom, after taking a solemn oath under the leadership of the judge, everyone took their seats and officially opened the courtroom. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Mr. Judge, my client, Mr. Zhao Qiang, thinks that "Journey to the West" plagiarized his own work."
As soon as he came up, Zhao Qiang's lawyer couldn't wait to stand up and say, looking aggressive, as if Zhang Yang was the defendant.
"The defendant's lawyer pays attention to his words, and without evidence, you have committed defamation against my client, Mr. Zhang Yang."
Yang Tian immediately grasped the fault in the other party's words.
Before the trial, Zhao Qiang's lawyer's words were indeed like what Yang Tian said.
"I'm sorry, I take back what I just said, Your Excellency, my client, Mr. Zhao Qiang, thinks that "Journey to the West" is suspected of plagiarism."
Zhao Qiang's lawyer quickly apologized in the face of Yang Tian's words, and then corrected.
Don't look at Zhao Qiang's lawyer is very calm, in fact, in the face of Yang Tian, a celebrity in the lawyer industry, he is somewhat scared.
"Mr. Zhao Qiang, may I ask you that Mr. Zhang Yang's "Journey to the West" is plagiarized from your work, do you have any evidence?"
Seeing that Yang Tian did not pursue it, the judge asked Zhao Qiang.
"'Journey into the Journey' is a work that I started working on eight years ago......."
Zhao Qiang is medium-aged, looking about forty years old, and his appearance is also ordinary, and there is nothing outstanding about it.
In the face of the judge's questioning, Zhao Qiang was calm and spoke casually.
Come to think of it, it is impossible for the other party to be unprepared, and with the support of the Qi family, there is indeed a trace of capital.
"Judge, this is the evidence provided by my client, Mr. Zhao Qiang, and this is Mr. Zhao Qiang's manuscript from five years ago."
Zhao Qiang's lawyer waited until Zhao Qiang finished speaking, and then hurriedly picked up the prepared materials and handed them to the judge.
It was just a few thin pages, and the judge only looked at it roughly, handed it to the two jurors beside him, and then looked at Yang Tian.
"Is there anything the plaintiff's lawyer would like to say?"
Since Zhao Qiang's side provided evidence, then Yang Tian's side must also ask.
"Mr. Judge, I do not think that the evidence of the defense can be established at all, according to the provisions of Article 347 of the Copyright Law of Chapter VII of the Imperial Constitution ......."
Yang Tian behaved politely, but the words in his mouth did not stop, and various legal terms were also taken casually.
"So can the plaintiff give evidence?"
The judge and the two jurors did not interrupt when Yang Tian said various legal terms, and waited until Yang Tian finished speaking before asking.
One is that Yang Tian's fame is here, even if this is the first time to deal with Yang Tian, but Yang Tian's fame is well-known in the lawyer world, and the other is that the judge and the two jurors have watched "Journey to the West", so they are also very familiar with "Journey to the West".
Zhao Qiang's manuscripts are indeed traces of several years ago, and some of the contents in them do have a little shadow of "Journey to the West", but only a little bit.
"This is the manuscript of my client, Mr. Zhang Yang, for the judge and jurors to review."
Yang Tian handed over the manuscript of "Journey to the West".
For the sake of this lawsuit, this manuscript was specially taken by Zhang Yang from Qi Bai, and it can be said that this is the only thing.
is different from just now, this time there are more manuscripts of "Journey to the West", a thick pile, dozens of pages.
"I object, although the manuscript provided by the other party is complete, it cannot prove that there is no suspected plagiarism, so I think it cannot be used as evidence."
Zhao Qiang's lawyer is not a vegetarian, and the manuscript of "Journey to the West" is very unfavorable evidence for his side, so of course he must strongly oppose it.
"According to the defendant's lawyer, as long as there is a trace of shadow, it is plagiarism, so how many works from ancient times to the present are plagiarism, and the defendant's lawyer is arguing with strong words."
Yang Tian immediately stood up.
It's as if there can't be two identical leaves in any world, but there are countless similar leaves, and if there is a similarity as long as it is plagiarism, it is simply a big joke in the world.
"Your Excellency, my client, Mr. Zhang Yang, completely disagrees with Mr. Zhao Qiang's plagiarism of the book "Journey to the West", and he seriously protests.
Moreover, my client, Mr. Zhang Yang's "Journey to the West" has been written, but Mr. Zhao Qiang only has a few thin pages, how can this be proved to be plagiarism? ”
Needless to say, "Journey to the West" has been reprinted for the fourth time so far, and Zhao Qiang's book is stuck on a few thin pages of manuscript.
All of Yang Tian's questions made Zhao Qiang's lawyer unable to refute them at once.
However, the other party did not sit still, but hurriedly provided evidence such as Zhao Qiang's portable notes, which was better than nothing.
The rest of the time was spent in a clever exchange of words between the lawyers of both sides, but as long as you are not stupid, you can see that the scales of victory have always been on this side.
"It seems that Zhang Yang has won this time."
"As long as the other side can't come up with a decisive victory, the big picture is decided."
“......”
There was also a lot of discussion in the audience, and everyone looked at Zhang Yang who was sitting in the plaintiff's seat.
"There's no possibility."
In a corner of the audience, the person sent by the Qi family couldn't help but sigh.
Although the Qi family didn't expect to hit Zhang Yang through this incident, the situation of fighting on the side still disappointed the mutterers.
"Silence! Quiet! ”
The discussion in the audience made the courtroom buzz, and the judge hurriedly struck the small hammer in his hand.
"Now for the final statement."
After the scene was quiet, the judge discussed with the two left and right hands.
Under the facts of the various evidences of the publicized side, the results are already clear.
"Plaintiff's lawyer, do you have anything to say?"
Getting a nod from the left and right, the judge spoke again.
"In view of the defendant's injury to our client in this incident, my client asked the defendant Mr. Zhao Qiang to make a serious apology in the media, and compensate my client for personal injuries and mental damages of ......., totaling 3.75 million Chinese yuan.
That's all I have to say, thank you, Your Excellency! ”
In the dead face of Zhao Qiang's lawyer, Yang Tian stood up and made an impassioned statement.
"Is there anything the defendant and the defendant's lawyer would like to say?"
After Yang Tian sat down, the judge turned to Zhao Qiang's side.
"I, my client, resolutely do not admit the words of the plaintiff's lawyer, and firmly believe that "Journey to the West" is suspected of plagiarism of "Journey to the West".
Zhao Qiang's lawyer can only be strong now.
“......”
Then Zhao Qiang's words were similar, and he still looked like he was unrepentant.