Chinese NFT platform apologizes for using Hong Kong movie star Louis Koo’s images

Lian­wan, a Chi­nese “dig­i­tal col­lectibles” plat­form that sells blockchain-based images, had claimed it was work­ing with the Hong Kong action star. But Koo’s agency has denied any involvement.

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Fast facts

• On Sat­ur­day, Lian­wan apol­o­gized for using Hong Kong action star Louis Koo Tin-lok’s images with­out prop­er autho­riza­tion, accord­ing to the South Chi­na Morn­ing Post. 

• Lian­wan said it had removed the mate­ri­als from its plat­form and that it respects the law­ful rights of copy­right owners.

• The Chi­nese non-fun­gi­ble token (NFT) mar­ket­place had used a poster image of Koo’s 2021 crime thriller “G Storm,” claim­ing to work with the actor, the movie star’s agency point­ed out on Weibo.

• While Lian­wan said it used the poster images with autho­riza­tion from cre­ative agency Anhui Lian­mei, the film’s copy­right own­er and main­land dis­trib­u­tor denied hav­ing giv­en any per­mis­sion to Anhui Lian­mei or Lianwan.

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