PRC Copyright Law (Revised)

中华人民共和国著作权法（修正）

A revised edition of the PRC Copyright Law has been promulgated to promote the development of intellectual property rights in the PRC.

Revised on February 26 2010. Latest revision can be found at: www.chinalawandpractice.com/Article/2444949/PRC-Copyright-Law-2nd-Revision.html

(Promulgated on, and effective as of, October 27 2001.).

(二零零一年十月二十七日发布施行。)

PART ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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 civilization, and to promote the development of a flourishing socialist scientific and cultural environment.

Article 2: Works of citizens and

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。