Shein Loses UK Copyright Lawsuit Against Temu

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• Shein lost its UK copyright lawsuit against Temu, a case that revolved around what Shein described as copyright infringement 'on an industrial scale' in 2023, according to a Yahoo Finance report.
• The case narrowed from 2,600 product listings to a handful centered on a 'Strawberry Nightdress' item sold on a Temu storefront; Judge Kelyn Bacon ruled Shein had only a non-exclusive licence to the photographs in question, not copyright title, and that Temu did not authorize any infringing copying.
• A Shein spokesperson said the company still considers it infringement 'on an industrial scale' and that Temu 'avoided liability in the U.K. simply because the servers supporting its U.K. website happen to sit in Ireland'; Temu's competition-law counterclaim against Shein remains ongoing.

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