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Jun 05,2020
Express n° 18 News: CT | China to Amend the Copyright Law for the Third Time
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On 30th April 2020, China’s National People's Congress (NPC) releases a draft amendment to the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China on its official website, soliciting public opinions until 13th June 2020. The current Copyright Law was adopted in 1990 and amended in 2001 and 2010. There are some remarkable changes proposed in the 2020 draft.
1) Replacing the expression of “cinematographic works or works created by a process analogous to cinematography” with the concept of “audiovisual works” to expand protection over works regardless of the technology it employs.
2) Introducing punitive damages (quintuple damages) and increasing the ceiling of statutory damages for copyright infringement to RMB 5 million Yuan.
3) Advocating for the registration of copyrightable works with “the registrar certified by the National Copyright Administration”.
1) Replacing the expression of “cinematographic works or works created by a process analogous to cinematography” with the concept of “audiovisual works” to expand protection over works regardless of the technology it employs.
2) Introducing punitive damages (quintuple damages) and increasing the ceiling of statutory damages for copyright infringement to RMB 5 million Yuan.
3) Advocating for the registration of copyrightable works with “the registrar certified by the National Copyright Administration”.
Contributed by: Wenting Liu