Copyright is a form of intellectual property (IP) that protects a creator's exclusive right to control who reproduces or alters the product of their original creative effort. Copyright protects the producers of any original work, and is relevant to almost all businesses, not just those in the creative industry. Adequate copyright protection can form an important part of an IPR protection strategy. Businesses regularly create articles, photographs, drawings, designs, models, websites, computer software, which all enjoy copyright protection.
Chinese Copyright Law
The Chinese Copyright Law applies the principle of automatic protection. Article 2 of the Copyright Law provides that "Works of Chinese citizens, corporate and non-corporate units shall enjoy copyright protection pursuant to this Law, regardless of whether or not the works are published. Works of foreigners that are first published within Chinese territory shall enjoy copyright protection pursuant to this Law. Works of foreigners published outside Chinese territory shall enjoy copyright protection in accordance with agreements signed between China and the relevant country or according to international treaties to which they are members and shall receive protection pursuant to this Law.
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Register Copyright in China
Registration of copyright in China is administered by the Copyright Protection Center of China (CPCC). An applicant must complete the copyright registration application form and mail the application materials to CPCC. The application should also include supplemental documents such as the identification documents of the applicant, any documents of copyright ownership, samples of the work, and a brief description of the work.
After receiving the application, the CPCC will review the application materials, determine the cost and notify the company. Once the applicant pays the fee, they will receive a notice of receipt of payment and notice of application acceptance. The examination of the application takes approximately 30 working days to complete from the date of acceptance. After the successful completion of the examination, the applicant will receive a Copyright Registration Certificate.
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