Will Collective Management Organization Be Liable For Its Unauthorised Liscense?

Recently, the copyright law exposure draft’s publishing has stirred the opinions among the copyrighters, among which the extension of management related to the copyright collective management organization has being boycotted by most musicians. The case judged by Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court recently over the no right to the authorization is very representative. This post will analyze the case and the regulations of “extension of management” in the exposure draft:

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Introduction to 3rd Revision Draft of China Copyright Law

On the beginning of April 2012, the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) released the exposure draft for revision of China Copyright Law (the “Draft”) accompanied with the interpretations on the draft. Today, we are going to introduce you the revision. (the image is the cover of China Copyright Law)

 (I) the works

(1) The original “cinematographic works” is revised to the “audiovisual works”, and the original “video recording” is deleted which will be protected as the audiovisual works;

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