New record in copyright registrations
February 27, 2017 Category IPR protection, Weekly
China has set a new record for copyrights, processing more than 2 million new registrations last year, a rise of 22.3% compared with 2015, the National Copyright Administration of China said. Nearly 1.6 million registrations were publications, including literary works and photographs, while 407,774 were software, according to the Administration. The number of software copyright registrations has increased about 40% compared with 2015. More than 80% of the software works were registered in 10 cities in Guangdong province, along with Beijing and Shanghai. China’s copyright registrations have seen a steady, rapid rise. The number has increased about four-fold since 2011, when the number was 570,000. In 2013, China’s copyright registrations hit what was then a record 1 million. “The increase shows the rise of people’s copyright protection awareness,” said Du Ying, Professor of intellectual property rights at the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, the China Daily reports.
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