New Changes to Copyright Protection in China

December 31, 2001 | BY

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China's recently-amended Copyright Law aims to bring China's intellectual property rights protection more into line with international conventions as the country faces renewed scrutiny as a WTO member.

On October 27 2001, China promulgated the amendment to its PRC Copyright Law (中华人民共和国著作权法) of 1990 (the Copyright Law). The amendment came into effect upon its promulgation. The purpose of this amendment was to bring China's copyright protection to full compliance with relevant international conventions. It seems more than coincidental that the amendment was promulgated just before China signed its WTO accession documents; the amendment was issued in all likelihood to prove that China is making efforts to honour its WTO commitments.

The Amendment

Compared with the old Copyright Law, the amended Copyright Law has the following new features:

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