Ministry of Culture, Issues Relevant to the Implementation of the «Administration of Culture on the Internet Tentative Provisions»Circular

Issued: July 4 2003

Main contents: The Circular clarifies that internet cultural products are cultural products, such as internet audio and video products and internet games, that are disseminated online in the form of information through the Chinese public internet (Item One). Applications for establishment of commercial internet culture work units should have at least Rmb1 million of registered capital and eight professional technical personnel such as internet administrators and editors, and should be made in the name of an enterprise. Applications for engaging in internet cultural activities made by foreign-invested internet information services providers will not be handled for the time being (Item Two). Applications for engaging in electronic commercial activities that promote audio and video products and artistic works, etc. in the form of commodities through the internet should follow separate procedures. The Circular also details the application procedure for import of internet cultural products (Articles 4 and 5).
Related legislation: Administration of Culture on the Internet Tentative Provisions, May 10 2003, CLP 2003 No.7 p7