PRC Copyright Law (2nd Revision)
中华人民共和国著作权法 (第二次修正)
The Law is revised to emphasize China's regulation of publication works and reinforce the registration of pledge of copyright.
本法修正是为了强调中国对出版物的监管，加强著作权质押的登记管理。
Issue: March 2010
CLP Reference: 5100/10.02.26
PRC Reference: 中华人民共和国主席令 (十一届第26号)
Promulgated: 26 February 2010
Effective: 01 April 2010
Keywords (click to search):
copyrights
neighbouring rights
copyright owner
publication
broadcasting
copyright licensing
copyright assignment
(Adopted at the 13th Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People’s Congress on February 26 2010 and effective as of April 1 2010.)
(第十一届全国人民代表大会常务委员会第十三次会议于二零一零年二月二十六日通过，二零一零年四月一日起施行。)
PRC President's Order (No.26 of the 11th NPC)
Part One: General provisions
中华人民共和国主席令 (十一届第26号)
第一章 总则
Article 1: This Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution in order to protect the copyrights, neighbouring rights and interests of authors of literary, artistic and scientific works, to encourage the creation and propagation of works that are beneficial to the development of socialist spiritual and material civilisation, and to promote the development of a flourishing socialist scientific and cultural environment.
第一条 为保护文学、艺术和科学作品作者的著作权，以及与著作权有关的权益，鼓励有益于社会主义精神文明、物质文明建设的作品的创作和传播，促进社会主义文化和科学事业的发展与繁荣，根据宪法制定本法。
Article 2: Works of citizens and of legal persons and other organisations shall enjoy copyright under this Law, whether published or not.
第二条 中国公民、法人或者其他组织的作品，不论是否发表，依照本法享有著作权。
Please login or register below to read this article.