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The operator company of video platform Renren Video, Shanghai Zhongduomei Network Technology Co, has been accused by multiple copyright owners of network infringement, Chinese company information site Tianyancha revealed. 

A total of 37 notices for court sessions between Zhongduomei and multiple foreign film and television program companies are listed on Tianyancha. The earliest notice was on November 22, 2022, and the latest was on January 31, 2023. 

The accusers include Universal, Sony, Warner Bros., Twenty-First Century Fox, Paramount, Amazon, Netflix and Disney.

Zhongduomei Network Technology was founded in 2014 with registered capital of nearly 2.6 million yuan, and its video platform Renren Video has been involved in copyright disputes before. 

Media reports in June 2021 said that the Renren Video app had been removed from Apple's App store due to rule violations. On January 31, 2022, Renren Video said via its official social media account that Duoduo Video replaced the old version and could be downloaded from various mobile phone app stores. 

Global Times