The amended Copyright Law of China has come into effect on 1 June 2021.
Since the Copyright Law was unveiled in 1991, courts nationwide concluded more than 1.36 million copyright disputes, of which, over 70 percent related to the internet, according to Lin Guanghai, chief judge of the Intellectual Property Rights Division with the Supreme People's Court." In the past five years, most copyright infringements happened in cyberspace, with rapid annual growth, estimating the figure will remain high and rise further with the fast development of 5G technology." he said.
While optimizing the process of copyright registration, the National Copyright Administration also worked with other government agencies, including those on public security and cyberspace, in fighting online copyright infringements in consecutive years. The authorities released cases and inspection results to enhance public awareness on IPR protection.
On 1 June 2021, the administration revealed 10 influential copyright cases in 2020, which covered piracy in various aspects, including films, books and online music and online literature. In a case solved by Beijing Haidian District People's Court in December last year, a literature and information technology company was ordered to pay a fine of 1.5 million yuan ($235,460) after it infringed on more than 5,000 online books and sold them to users via more than 10 smartphone applications. A total of 12 people from the company were also fined and given sentences for seriously harming copyrights, the administration said.
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