Implementing Regulations for the Copyright Law: Highlights and Questions

October 01, 2002 | BY

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The PRC State Council published the new Copyright Law Implementing Regulations (the Regulations) on August 2 2002, almost a year after the Copyright Law was amended. The new Regulations are mainly intended to bring China's copyright regime closer to full compliance with the TRIPs Agreement of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

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By Joseph Simone
& Winnie Yeung,
Baker & McKenzie
Hong Kong

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW LAW

Definitions for Certain Works

The new Regulations include definitions of “architectural works”, “graphic works” and “model works”, which forms were introduced under the revised Copyright Law1  last year. 

Simultaneous Publication

In compliance with Article 3 of the Berne