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一 | 《北京时间1月14日晨报》据外媒Polygon报道，儿童图书发行商Chooseco已对Netflix提起诉讼，指控后者侵犯了该公司出版的“惊险十字路口”系列图书商标权。    NEW YORK -- Zipcar has been slapped with a $300,000 fine after U.S. regulators found that the car-sharing company allowed customers to rent vehicles that had open recalls, violating federal motor safety law.The civil penalty is a part of a consent order that the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration announced Monday. It marks NHTSA's first enforcement action against a rental car company over recalls, the agency said.“Vehicles with open, unrepaired recalls pose a safety risk to everyone on the road," NHTSA Acting Administrator Ann Carlson said in a statement. "The agency will continue to use the full scope of its enforcement authorities to protect the public from safety defects in their personal vehicles or in a vehicle they rent.”Under the consent order, half of the $300,000 penalty is set to be paid up front — while the other $150,000 will be deferred and could become payable in the event of future violations, NHTSA said. In addition, the company is required to submit an audit of all Zipcar vehicles with recalls open at any time within 150 days after the consent order and provide updates to employee training materials, among other compliance reviews.Zipcar agreed to the consent order. According to the NHSTA, the company also says it's made multiple improvements to recall policies and procedures since 2018 — when the agency opened an investigation after getting information that Zipcar rented at least one vehicle recalled in 2017, the Ford Transit, without making repairs.Based on its inquiry, NHSTA determined “certain unremedied recalled vehicles” were rented through Zipcar in 2017 and 2018, the consent order published Monday notes. “At Zipcar, we prioritize our members’ safety and take manufacturers’ recalls very seriously," the company said in a statement, adding that the NHSTA agreement relates “a 2017 recall in which less than 50 vehicles out of (Zipcar's) 12,000 global fleet were found in violation.”Zipcar, a subsidiary of Avis Budget Group, rents vehicles by the hour or day.。根据官方投诉，Netflix自2016年以来一直在与Chooseco协商该系列产品的授权。但Chooseco表示，Netflix从未真正获得使用该商标的许可。上个月，电影《黑镜：潘达斯尼基》上映后，Chooseco向法院提起诉讼，指控Netflix未经公司授权，擅自从《惊悚片之旅》中借用创意，并要求2500万美元赔偿。这不是Chooseco与Netflix的首次谈判。在诉讼中，Chooseco说在电影播出之前，公司已经多次向Netflix发送“立即停止通知”。当然，这并不是Netflix在2018年遇到的唯一的商标侵权诉讼。10月，撒旦神庙起诉了Netflix，声称在Netflix的电视连续剧“Sabrina的恐怖冒险”中出现了一个教会独有雕像的复制品。目前尚不清楚这些起诉是否最终会构成实际诉讼，或者当事人是否可以选择庭外和解。Netflix拒绝就这起诉讼置评。