National Copyright Administration, Measures for the Payment of Remuneration for the Use of Written Works (Draft for Comments on Amendments)

国家版权局使用文字作品支付报酬办法 (修订征求意见稿)

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Issued: September 23 2013 Main contents: The Measures specify that the rate for author's remuneration for original works is Rmb100-500 per thousand…

Promulgated: 2013-09-23

Issued: September 23 2013

Main contents: The Measures specify that the rate for author's remuneration for original works is Rmb100-500 per thousand characters. For a work published in a newspaper or periodical, remuneration is to be paid to the copyright holder at the rate of not less than Rmb150 per thousand characters, if the rate for the payment of remuneration has not been agreed with the copyright holder; and where a written work is used in a digital or network environment, the user is required to pay remuneration with reference to the remuneration payment rate and remuneration payment method specified in the Measures, unless otherwise specified in the contract.

issued:2013-09-23

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