Why China's Copyright Law critics are wrong - interview
June 08, 2012 | BY
clpstaff &clp articlesAs the draft Copyright Law amendments come under heavy criticism, Ma Xiaogang, managing director of the China Copyright Association, defends the changes to Janice Qu
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The release of the latest amendments to the PRC Copyright Law (中华人民共和国著作权法) has created debate in the past month. Musicians and producers criticised the changes for encouraging piracy and depriving copyright owners of revenue.
The National Copyright Administration (NCA) announced last week that it has received 1,560 comments so far, as reported in the China Daily. Most of them concern statutory licensing, collective management of copyright, network service provider obligations and compensation awards.