Sohu cares about copyright?

Does this look at all familiar?

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Hmm.

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Hmm.

The picture at the top is an advertisement by Sohu, a major Chinese internet portal operated by a Nasdaq-listed company. The ad has recently appeared in various women’s magazines, and is intended to publicize a women’s section of the portal.

Sohu’s name derives from the Chinese ‘souhu’ or ‘search fox’ hence the fox tail logo. The main tagline, just underneath the bottle, means “You just need a tiny bit to attract people”.

I guess you need just a tiny bit of chutzpah to blatantly rip off Chanel!

Curious lawyers will find Sohu’s English language Investor Relations page worth a look. It’s here.

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