Fake Source: Douyin “Godeye100.” Real Source: One Man Wolf Pack — U.S. Copyright Office-Registered.

💥️ What happened

• Apr 11, 2024 — Publication of the infringing work
  CGTN released “Culture Atlas: Three things you may not know about Suriname” across its official YouTube, Twitter/X, and CGTN.com platforms — reproducing multiple sequences from our U.S. Copyright Office-registered Suriname footage:
• X/Twitter: https://x.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1778339707560308846,
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb0zvzeYtCc,
• CGTN.com: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2024-04-11/Culture-Atlas-Three-things-you-may-not-know-about-Suriname-1sIeFOis7rq/p.html,
• Original work (U.S. registered): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef1wAfrMg5I (THE WORLD as you have never seen before 2019).


• Sep 6, 2025 — CGTN’s admission (Digital Media Department)
  “We would like to sincerely apologize for the unauthorized use of your footage (0:06–0:42)… The situation was caused by our oversight, and we take full responsibility… we would like to formally purchase the rights… we kindly ask for your consideration in withdrawing the copyright claim on YouTube after an agreement is reached.”


• Sep 7, 2025 — Our reply
  We accepted CGTN’s admission but clarified that resolution is possible only under a global settlement, covering all related entities (CCTV, CCTV+, CGTN) due to their overlapping infringements:

🟥 CCTV+ distributed — ↗️similar to Reuters — our copyrighted Taipei footage inside the PLA Propaganda Video,
🟥 CCTV repeatedly used multiple other registered original One Man Wolf Pack recordings without authorization.

We referred CGTN directly to CCTV’s responsible officers and noted that five (5) consecutive settlement invitations to CCTV and CCTV+ had already been ignored — a clear record of Bad Faith.

• Sep 11, 2025 — Final Notice to CGTN / CCTV / CCTV+
  💥️ No reply. No offer. The silence continued.
  We informed all parties that lawsuits would now be filed in the United States and beyond.

  We also documented how the CCTV network filed sworn DMCA counter-notifications to reinstate a previously terminated YouTube channel — a clear misrepresentation under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f).

  😾 That documentation is publicly available at ↗️CopyCatTV.com

Meanwhile, CCTV copyright infringements remain ongoing across their platforms to this day.

🎭️️ Sourcing games: A random TikTok account is not a license

CGTN named the supposed source of our copyrighted footage within their production as a random Douyin/TikTok account (“Godeye100”):

⚖️ That is neither a license nor a legal defense.

Our footage is original, authored, and registered with the U.S. Copyright Office:

⚖️ “Found on social media” ≠ permission. Period.

🤥️ Hypocrisy, documented

CGTN’s own Terms of Use loudly proclaim respect for copyright, forbidding unauthorized copying and distribution — while their own production lifted U.S.-registered footage and republished it globally across multiple platform.

They began their email with “We truly value your work”, and ended it with silence the moment accountability was requested.

🧱 They’ve now joined the #GreatWallOfSilenceAndShame — the wall already built by CCTV and CCTV+.

“We sincerely apologize for the unauthorized use… we take full responsibility.” — CGTN (Sep 6, 2025)
“After an agreement is reached, please withdraw the YouTube claim.”

👉 Reality: No offer. No reply. No accountability. Once the global settlement was required, the door slammed shut.

⚖️️ Why this matters — and why CGTN is on the hook

🟥 Our Suriname footage is U.S. Copyright Office registered, exposing CGTN to statutory damages up to USD 150,000 per registered work, plus actual damages (unpaid licensing fees, reputational harm, emotional distress) and attorney fees and court costs — where applicable by law.
🟥 CGTN maintains a U.S. presence in Washington, D.C., and the infringements were published on U.S. platforms (YouTube, Twitter/X), establishing clear jurisdiction.
🟥 CGTN operates as part of the same conglomerate as CCTV and CCTV+ — liability will therefore be consolidated across the group.

🇨🇳️ A pattern of copyright theft, not accident: the Chinese and international CCTV ecosystem

This is no isolated mistaked. It’s a system.

🟥 CCTV+ distributed our copyrighted Taipei sequence inside the PLA Propaganda Video — similar to ↗️Reuters, which made the Chinese Military Propaganda Video — containing our U.S. Copyright Office-registered footage — available through its commercial Reuters Connect platform, later defending the use as “Fair Use.” (See related article: ↗️Reuters’ ‘Epic Fail’ and the Human Cost of Copyright Theft.)
🟥 CCTV repeatedly used multiple works of ours without permission.
🟥 New example (Macau) below: our likewise U.S.-registered Macau footage appeared in this CCTV upload on the main CCTV channel (CCTV中国中央电视台), which already had 3 million+ subscribers at the time of publication.
🟥 When caught on infringements, CCTV filed sworn DMCA counter-notifications to revive its terminated channel @CCTVCH — documentation of this misrepresentation is published at ↗️CopyCatTV.com.

🐾 This is mass-scale, repeat copyright infringement by the Chinese State Broadcaster — with platform abuse layered on top.

⏭️️️ What we’re doing next

🟥 Proceeding with consolidated litigation in the United States, with additional jurisdictions reserved.
🟥 Preserving every instance of misuse for damage assessment.
🟥 Continuing to publish this evidence so creators and journalists can track the pattern, and so platforms recognize the legal risk of reinstating content without valid licenses.

👉 Summary of the Article

CGTN publicly released a Culture Atlas episode about Suriname using One Man Wolf Pack’s U.S.-registered drone footage without any authorization. After admitting to the unauthorized use and expressing willingness to “purchase the rights,” CGTN ceased communication entirely when informed the settlement must cover the detected CCTV and CCTV+ infringements as well.

Evidence of the infringement, CGTN’s written admission, and CCTV’s DMCA misrepresentation have been fully preserved under ISO-compliant digital forensics.

Consolidated lawsuits will be filed in the United States, with additional venues reserved.

#RealJustice #RealTruth #RealTransparency #OneManWolfPack #ContentCreators

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Resumo em Português

A CGTN publicou publicamente um episódio da série Culture Atlas sobre o Suriname utilizando filmagens aéreas registradas nos Estados Unidos da One Man Wolf Pack, sem qualquer autorização. Após admitir o uso não autorizado e demonstrar interesse em “adquirir os direitos”, a CGTN interrompeu toda comunicação ao ser informada de que o acordo deveria abranger também as infrações detectadas da CCTV e da CCTV+.

As provas da violação, a admissão escrita da CGTN e a falsa declaração da CCTV sob o DMCA foram integralmente preservadas conforme normas digitais forenses compatíveis com a ISO.

Ações judiciais consolidadas serão movidas nos Estados Unidos, com jurisdições adicionais reservadas.

Palavras-chave: CGTN, CCTV, CCTV+, violação de direitos autorais, uso não autorizado, filmagens com drone, Suriname, One Man Wolf Pack, direitos autorais EUA, DMCA, contranotificação falsa, propaganda chinesa, China Global Television Network, processo judicial, justiça digital, forense digital, ISO 27037, direitos de imagem, uso indevido, vídeo PLA, rede de TV chinesa.

Zusammenfassung auf Deutsch

CGTN veröffentlichte eine Episode der Reihe Culture Atlas über Suriname und verwendete dabei ohne jede Genehmigung urheberrechtlich geschütztes, in den USA registriertes Drohnenmaterial von One Man Wolf Pack. Nach dem Eingeständnis der unrechtmäßigen Nutzung und der Bereitschaft, die „Rechte zu erwerben“, brach CGTN jegliche Kommunikation ab, als sie darüber informiert wurde, dass die Einigung auch die festgestellten Urheberrechtsverletzungen durch CCTV und CCTV+ umfassen muss.

Der Beweis der Verletzung, das schriftliche Eingeständnis von CGTN und die falsche DMCA-Erklärung von CCTV wurden vollständig gemäß ISO-konformer digitaler Forensik gesichert.

Sammelklagen werden in den Vereinigten Staaten eingereicht, mit zusätzlichen vorbehaltenen Gerichtsständen.

Schlüsselwörter: CGTN, CCTV, CCTV+, Urheberrechtsverletzung, Drohnenaufnahmen, One Man Wolf Pack, Suriname, DMCA, Falschaussage, chinesische Propaganda, China Global Television Network, Klage USA, digitale Forensik, ISO 27037, Urheberrecht, Beweis­sicherung, Copyright Case, Videomaterial, PLA-Propagandavideo, Medienmissbrauch, Rechtsverletzung.

Resumen en Español

CGTN publicó un episodio de Culture Atlas sobre Surinam utilizando tomas aéreas registradas en los Estados Unidos por One Man Wolf Pack, sin ningún tipo de autorización. Tras admitir el uso no autorizado y manifestar su disposición a “comprar los derechos”, CGTN interrumpió toda comunicación al ser informada de que el acuerdo debía cubrir también las infracciones detectadas de CCTV y CCTV+.

Las pruebas de la infracción, la admisión por escrito de CGTN y la declaración falsa de CCTV bajo el DMCA han sido preservadas íntegramente conforme a estándares forenses digitales compatibles con ISO.

Se presentarán demandas consolidadas en los Estados Unidos, con jurisdicciones adicionales reservadas.

Palabras clave: CGTN, CCTV, CCTV+, violación de derechos de autor, uso no autorizado, grabaciones con dron, Surinam, One Man Wolf Pack, derechos de autor EE.UU., DMCA, contranotificación falsa, propaganda china, China Global Television Network, demanda judicial, prueba digital, forense digital, ISO 27037, uso indebido, vídeo de propaganda del EPL, televisión china.

Résumé en français

CGTN a publié publiquement un épisode de la série Culture Atlas consacré au Suriname en utilisant des images aériennes enregistrées aux États-Unis par One Man Wolf Pack, sans aucune autorisation. Après avoir reconnu l’utilisation non autorisée et exprimé sa volonté « d’acheter les droits », CGTN a cessé toute communication dès qu’elle a été informée que l’accord devait également couvrir les infractions constatées de CCTV et CCTV+.

Les preuves de l’infraction, l’admission écrite de CGTN et la fausse déclaration de CCTV dans le cadre du DMCA ont été intégralement conservées selon des procédures de criminalistique numérique conformes aux normes ISO.

Des actions en justice conjointes seront engagées aux États-Unis, avec d’autres juridictions supplémentaires réservées.

Mots-clés: CGTN, CCTV, CCTV+, violation de droits d’auteur, utilisation non autorisée, vidéos de drone, Suriname, One Man Wolf Pack, droits d’auteur États-Unis, DMCA, fausse contre-notification, propagande chinoise, China Global Television Network, poursuites judiciaires, preuve numérique, expertise légale, ISO 27037, infraction répétée, vidéo de propagande de l’APL, chaîne de télévision chinoise.

文章摘要 (繁體中文)

中國環球電視網（CGTN）公開發布了《文化地圖》（Culture Atlas）系列中關於蘇利南的一集，未經授權使用了 One Man Wolf Pack 在美國註冊的無人機航拍影片。CGTN 承認未經授權使用，並表示願意「購買版權」，但在被告知和解必須涵蓋 CCTV 及 CCTV+ 的相關侵權後，便完全中斷了溝通。

所有侵權證據、CGTN 的書面承認以及 CCTV 根據 DMCA 所作的虛假陳述，均已按照符合 ISO 標準的數位鑑識程序妥善保存。

即將在美國提起合併訴訟，並保留其他司法管轄權。

關鍵詞: CGTN, CCTV, CCTV+, 版權侵權, 未經授權使用, 無人機影片, 蘇利南, One Man Wolf Pack, 美國版權局, DMCA, 虛假反通知, 中國宣傳, 中國環球電視網, 法律訴訟, 數位鑑識, ISO 27037, 版權保護, 宣傳影片, 中國媒體, PLA 宣傳片, 國際訴訟.

About the Author

Miroslaw Wawak is a world-traveling filmmaker, drone pilot, and founder of One Man Wolf Pack — also internationally known from the Netflix production “Crime Scene Berlin: Nightlife Killer” (↗️IMDb), where his story was featured as a survivor and main protagonist. Having explored and documented 222 countries, his original and unqiue aerial footage has been featured in international media, Hollywood trailers, and major global events.

Beyond his creative work, Miroslaw is a passionate advocate for creator rights, transparency, and social impact — regularly supporting community projects and defending his original work against unauthorized use worldwide. He’s taken legal action against everyone from international broadcasters (e.g. ESPN, TyC Sports) and tech giants (e.g. Facebook, YouTube) to national icons (e.g. Deutsche Welle, Globo, BAND/Radio Bandeirantes) — even religious institutions — when they violated his copyright.

Through exposing countless violations of his copyright and collaborating with top intellectual property attorneys around the globe — including landmark legal battles from Europe to the Americas and as far as Bermuda — Miroslaw Wawak has acquired an unmatched expertise in defending his rights and bringing every discovered infringement to justice.

🟥 His most recent victories in ↗️precedent-setting cases against the BAND network and ↗️Carolina Britto in Brazil as well as ↗️Rafael Delgado Garcia (Spain/Andorra) proved not only the financial strength but also the strategic determination and domination behind his enforcement efforts.

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