Children’s animation series Wolfoo found guilty of copying Peppa Pig

Judge orders removal of all Wolfoo videos from online platforms after finding ‘prolific’ copyright infringement The corporate owners of Peppa Pig have won a copyright battle against the copycat animation Wolfoo after a judge ruled the latter had illegally used audio from the famous cartoon pig. The US-headquartered entertainment company Hasbro, which owns the rights to Peppa Pig, sued SConnect – the Vietnamese makers of Wolfoo – for copyright infringement regarding videos which used short audio clips of Peppa and her family saying words such as “Hooray!” A high court judge in London has ordered all videos featuring the animated character Wolfoo to be removed from online platforms including YouTube, stating that the copying had been “prolific”, “longstanding” and that the evidence of “copying of the audio clips is compelling”. The judge ordered the Wolfoo videos to be removed before 4pm BST on Monday. Wolfoo is an animated series starring a young wolf who lives with his family. It has hundreds of millions of views online across channels including YouTube, YouTube Kids and the official Wolfoo World website. Wolfoo’s makers denied the claims of copyright infr