The first court hearing between AIWA and the Recording Industry Association of America ended. Both parties had presented some evidence, but no one could convince the other. The jury could not reach a verdict.
In the end, the judge decided to postpone the trial until the second hearing.
Heitaro Nakajima was surrounded by the reporters arranged by Masao Kameda when he walked out of the court.
"Mr. Heitaro, do you admit to infringing intellectual property rights?"
"Mr. Heitaro, what do you have to say about today's trial?"
"Mr. Heitaro, I heard that you only said a few words during the trial. Are you speechless?"
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The reporters raised their microphones and started asking questions. Heitaro Nakajima stood on the steps and smiled at the reporters. At the same time, he glanced at the person being interviewed by another group of reporters. Heitaro Nakajima already had an answer to the reporters' questions.
"I'll answer your questions. Our products did not infringe intellectual property rights. I do not have anything to say about today's trial. It's not that I am speechless, but the evidence presented by the other party is too ridiculous. I am afraid I will laugh out loud in court, and the judge will think that I am in contempt of court … "
On the other side, the representative of the Recording Industry Association of America was also being interviewed by the reporters. He was also talking about the evidence they had and how intellectual property rights cannot be infringed. He was also talking about how Heitaro Nakajima's lawyer tried to twist the facts.
The next day, all the major newspapers in the US published this news, and some TV stations also reported about this incident. As for the internet, the news spread even faster.
By right, a case will not spread so fast. There are so many cases happening in the US every day. Even if this is an international lawsuit, it is not worth it.
Masao Kameda must have gotten someone to push this matter forward.
In European and US law systems, the jury's verdict is the most important, and the jury will vote based on similar cases. They felt that the jury members will be randomly selected from all walks of life, and this will reflect the fairness of the law.
But the jury's verdict is often influenced by the media, and it is hard to tell where the fairness lies.
It can be said that in European and US law systems, the rich can get the most benefits. The poor cannot even afford to hire a lawyer, while the rich can hire a large team of lawyers.
They can also make use of the media to influence the jury's decision.
Even if the rich lost the case, they could still afford the bail and appeal again.
Now, both parties had contacted the media to influence the verdict of the jury. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) wants a sum of compensation. They want a 20 USD share for every MP3 sold to offset the loss of their copyrights.
This was simply robbery!
I bought a fishing rod, and now I have to pay for the loss of your fish pond? Just because you suspect that the person who uses our fishing rod went to your fish pond to fish? What kind of f * cking logic is this?
Aiwa's legal team stated that Aiwa is not guilty, and the Recording Industry Association of America's accusations are defamation. Not only Feng Yu must apologize to Aiwa, but he must also compensate Aiwa's brand, reputation, and financial losses. The compensation amount was 100 million USD!
Of course, Aiwa knows that 100 million USD is not enough to compensate Feng Yu. Aiwa's actual losses are nothing, as the MP3 players are selling better.
As for Aiwa's brand and reputation, no one thinks Aiwa is in the wrong. Furthermore, a public apology is a sign of sincerity in the US.
In the US, people believe that if you repent, God will forgive you. That's why if Aiwa wins, they can get an apology. But it's hard to get so much compensation. It's not easy to control the public opinion in the battles between big companies.
When Feng Yu came to the US, someone asked him what is his religion? Don't tell me all the people in Hua Xia do not have any religion?
You make it sound like those without religion should go to hell!
Also, there are always people who want Feng Yu to be a believer. They say that the almighty God will bless him.
F * ck, the Lord is really omnipotent. There are so many criminals, why doesn't the Lord just kill them all? You want to say that God forgave them because they repent? Then I beat you up and repent, and everything will be fine?
What's the use of the law and the police?
After repenting, it's up to God to forgive you. I did not say I will definitely forgive you. Also, apologizing is only asking for the other party's forgiveness. If you apologize, the other party must forgive you.
Feng Yu told Heitaro Nakajima to ask his lawyers to work harder in the future. He wants to find a reason to compensate for 1 billion USD. Feng Yu wants to blow up this incident and let everyone know about it.
1 billion USD! This is more than Microsoft's antitrust case!
At that time, Masao Kameda might not even need to find someone to push the blame. The media will still report on this incident.
At that time, Aiwa's MP3 players will be mentioned in the news, and the media will subconsciously think that Aiwa is the only company that owns MP3 players.
When the media becomes interested in MP3 players, they might buy them anytime. At that time, Aiwa will surely be their first choice.
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"Feng, is that Aiwa company yours? Why are you being sued? Spend some money to hire a few good lawyers to win the lawsuit. "Kirilenko asked.
"What's the hurry? The production of the new product had just started, and we will win the lawsuit after it is ready and launched in our retail stores." Feng Yu replied. Kirilenko was stunned.
Kirilenko was dumbfounded. How can you win a lawsuit whenever you want? Is it so easy to win a lawsuit in the US?
"Feng, are you joking with me?"
"I'm not joking. There's no hurry to win the lawsuit. That Recording Industry Association of America is a joke. I have never heard of a company that is selling a product, and it is a crime to stop the customers from using it. They are jealous of our profits, but in fact, our MP3 player business is not profitable yet. "
Although MP3 players are selling at a high price and are making profits, the R&D cost is much higher. But Feng Yu, Heitaro Nakajima, and the rest are confident that after the third generation MP3 player is launched, their MP3 player will turn their losses into profits and become the company's new source of profits!
After this product becomes popular in the market, Aiwa will reduce the production of Walkman and CD players and focus their R&D on MP3 players and headphones.
"Ok. Just let me know when you need my help. I also have some friends here, "Kirilenko said righteously.
"It's fine. I will not stand on ceremony with you if I need your help."
During the next court hearing, Kirilenko will not only embarrass the Recording Industry Association of America, but he will also drag Sony, who is trying to take advantage of Aiwa!
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