Copyright Law

(Adopted at the 15th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on September 7, 1990, and Amended According to the Decision on Revising the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China made at the 24th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on October 27, 2001)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I       General Provisions

CHAPTER II      Copyright

Section 1 Copyright Owners and Their Rights

Section 2 Ownership of Copyright

Section 3 Term of Protection for the Rights

Section 4 Limitations on Right

CHAPTER III Copyright Licensing and Transfer Contracts

CHAPTER IV Publication, Performance, Sound Recording, Video Recording and

Broadcasting

Section 1 Publication of Books, Newspapers and Periodicals

Section 2 Performance

Section 3 Sound Recording and Video Recording

Section 4 Broadcasting by a Radio Station or Television Station

CHAPTER V      Legal Liabilities and Enforcement Measures

CHAPTER VI Supplementary Provisions

CHAPTER I

General Provisions

Article I

This law is enacted, in accordance with the Constitution, for the purpose of protecting the copyright of authors in their literary, artistic and scientific works and the rights and interests related to copyright, encouraging the creation and dissemination of works conducive to the building of a socialist society that is advanced ethically and materially, and promoting the progress and flourishing of socialist culture and sciences.

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