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NANJING - A Chinese court on Wednesday decided the producer of a popular animation was partly to blame for injuries to two children when another child imitated an episode of the TV series.
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The two brothers, Ran Ran, 7, and Hao Hao, 4, from Donghai County in east China's Jiangsu Province, were badly burnt on April 6, when they were tied to a tree and set alight by their friend Shun Shun, 10, who confessed he was imitating a scene from the cartoon "Xi Yangyang & Hui Tailang (Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf)".. ^/ b& E/ B6 ^
) O! T& t! A- r& GHao Hao received 80 percent burns. Ran Ran was less seriously injured with burns to 40 percent of his body.
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2 G8 Q+ d$ F) z tShun Shun's legal guardians and the cartoon producer -- Guangzhou's Creative Power Entertaining Co., Ltd. -- are jointly responsible for the two brothers' injuries, according to the verdict of the court.. d) o2 r7 ?, [0 ^. g0 B( Y
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The cartoon is aimed at children, so producers are obliged to scrutinize violence carefully, said the court, adding that inappropriate scenes should be edited out and warnings given.
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3 @9 ~' M8 Q7 p A6 LThe cartoon has previously shown several scenes of violence, generating negative effects and resulting in serious consequences, the court said.7 X% J& o& m/ n5 h) R5 U+ d& o
9 E, U" s$ V/ \; dAccording to the ruling, Shun Shun's guardians will pay 60 percent of the injured brothers' compensation and the cartoon producer will shoulder 15 percent.( W3 }( i9 Y$ F( B/ m
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From:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/chi ... ontent_17183285.htm |
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