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中华人民共和国著作权法实施条例(附英文)
第一章 一般规定
第一条 根据中华人民共和国著作权法（以下简称著作权法）第五十四条的
规定，制定本实施条例。
第二条 著作权法所称作品，指文学、艺术和科学领域内，具有独创性并能
以某种有形形式复制的智力创作成果。
第三条 著作权法所称创作，指直接产生文学、艺术和科学作品的智力活动
。
为他人创作进行组织工作，提供咨询意见、物质条件，或者进行其他辅助活
动，均不视为创作。
第四条 著作权法和本实施条例中下列作品的含义是：
（一）文字作品，指小说、诗词、散文、论文等以文字形式表现的作品；
（二）口述作品，指即兴的演说、授课、法庭辩论等以口头语言创作、未以
任何物质载体固定的作品；
（三）音乐作品，指交响乐、歌曲等能够演唱或者演奏的带词或者不带词的
作品；
（四）戏剧作品，指话剧、歌剧、地方戏曲等供舞台演出的作品；
（五）曲艺作品，指相声、快书、大鼓、评书等以说唱为主要形式表演的作
品；
（六）舞蹈作品，指通过连续的动作、姿势、表情表现的作品；
（七）美术作品，指绘画、书法、雕塑、建筑等以线条、色彩或者其他方式
构成的有审美意义的平面或者立体的造型艺术作品；
（八）摄影作品，指借助器械，在感光材料上记录客观物体形象的艺术作品
；
（九）电影、电视、录像作品，指摄制在一定物质上，由一系列有伴音或者
无伴音的画面组成，并且借助适当装置放映、播放的作品；
（十）工程设计、产品设计图纸及其说明，指为施工和生产绘制的图样及对
图样的文字说明；
（十一）地图、示意图等图形作品，指地图、线路图、解剖图等反映地理现
象、说明事物原理或者结构的图形或者模型。
第五条 著作权法和本实施条例中下列使用作品方式的含义是：
（一）复制，指以印刷、复印、临摹、拓印、录音、录像、翻录、翻拍等方
式将作品制作一份或者多份的行为；
（二）表演，指演奏乐曲、上演剧本、朗诵诗词等直接或者借助技术设备以
声音、表情、动作公开再现作品；
（三）播放，指通过无线电波、有线电视系统传播作品；
（四）展览，指公开陈列美术作品、摄影作品的原件或者复制件；
（五）发行，指为满足公众的合理需求，通过出售、出租等方式向公众提供
一定数量的作品复制件；
（六）出版，指将作品编辑加工后，经过复制向公众发行；
（七）摄制电影、电视、录像作品，指以拍摄电影或者类似的方式首次将作
品固定在一定的载体上。将表演或者景物机械地录制下来，不视为摄制电影、电
视、录像作品；
（八）改编，指在原有作品的基础上，通过改变作品的表现形式或者用途，
创作出具有独创性的新作品；
（九）翻译，指将作品从一种语言文字转换成另一种语言文字；
（十）注释，指对文字作品中的字、词、句进行解释；
（十一）编辑，指根据特定要求选择若干作品或者作品的片断汇集编排成为
一部作品；
（十二）整理，指对内容零散、层次不清的已有文字作品或者材料进行条理
化、系统化的加工，如古籍的校点、补遗等。
第六条 著作权法和本实施条例中下列用语的含义是：
（一）时事新闻，指通过报纸、期刊、电台、电视台等传播媒介报道的单纯
事实消息；
（二）录音制品，指任何声音的原始录制品；
（三）录像制品，指电影、电视、录像作品以外的任何有伴音或者无伴音的
连续相关形象的原始录制品；
（四）广播、电视节目，指广播电台、电视台通过载有声音、图像的信号传
播的节目；
（五）录音制作者，指制作录音制品的人；
（六）录像制作者，指制作录像制品的人；
（七）表演者，指演员或者其他表演文学、艺术作品的人。
第二章 著作权行政管理部门
第七条 国家版权局是国务院著作权行政管理部门，主管全国的著作权管理
工作，其主要职责是：
（一）贯彻实施著作权法律、法规，制定与著作权行政管理有关的办法；
（二）查处在全国有重大影响的著作权侵权案件；
（三）批准设立著作权集体管理机构、涉外代理机构和合同纠纷仲裁机构，
并监督、指导其工作；
（四）负责著作权涉外管理工作；
（五）负责国家享有的著作权管理工作；
（六）指导地方著作权行政管理部门的工作；
（七）承担国务院交办的其他著作权管理工作。
第八条 地方人民政府的著作权行政管理部门主管本行政区域的著作权管理
工作，其职责由各省、自治区、直辖市人民政府确定。
第三章 著作权的归属与行使 第一节 著作权的归属
第九条 创作作品的公民或者依法被视为作者的法人或者非法人单位享有著
作权，但法律另有规定的除外。
法人必须符合民法通则规定的条件。不具备法人条件，经核准登记的社会团
体、经济组织或者组成法人的各个相对独立的部门，为非法人单位。
第十条 注释、整理他人已有作品的人，对经过自己注释、整理而产生的作
品享有著作权，但对原作品不享有著作权，并且不得阻止其他人对同一已有作品
进行注释、整理。
第十一条 合作作品不可以分割使用的，合作作者对著作权的行使如果不能
协商一致，任何一方无正当理由不得阻止他方行使。
第十二条 由法人或者非法人单位组织人员进行创作，提供资金或者资料等
创作条件，并承担责任的百科全书、辞书、教材、大型摄影画册等编辑作品，其
整体著作权归法人或者非法人单位所有。
第十三条 著作权人许可他人将其作品摄制成电影、电视、录像作品的，视
为已同意对其作品进行必要的改动，但是这种改动不得歪曲篡改原作品。
第十四条 职务作品由作者享有著作权的，在作品完成两年内，如单位在其
业务范围内不使用，作者可以要求单位同意由第三人以与单位使用的相同方式使
用，单位没有正当理由不得拒绝。
在作品完成两年内，经单位同意，作者许可第三人以与单位使用的相同方式
使用作品所获报酬，由作者与单位按约定的比例分配。
作品完成两年后，单位可以在其业务范围内继续使用。
作品完成两年的期限，自作者向单位交付作品之日起计算。
第十五条 著作权法第十六条第二款第（一）项所称物质技术条件，指为创
作专门提供的资金、设备或者资料。
第十六条 作者身份不明的作品，由作品原件的合法持有人行使除署名权以
外的著作权。作者身份确定后，由作者或者其继承人行使著作权。
第十七条 著作权法第十八条关于美术等作品原件所有权的转移，不视为作
品著作权的转移的规定，适用于任何原件所有权可能转移的作品。
第三章 著作权的归属与行使 第二节 著作权的继承
第十八条 著作权中的财产权依照继承法的规定继承。
第十九条 合作作者之一死亡后，其对合作作品享有的使用权和获得报酬权
无人继承又无人受遗赠的，由其他合作作者享有。
第二十条 作者死亡后，其著作权中的署名权、修改权和保护作品完整权由
作者的继承人或者受遗赠人保护。
著作权无人继承又无人受遗赠的，其署名权、修改权和保护作品完整权由著
作权行政管理部门保护。
第二十一条 国家享有的著作权，由著作权行政管理部门代表国家行使。
第二十二条 作者生前未发表的作品，如果作者未明确表示不发表，作者死
亡后五十年内，其发表权可由继承人或者受遗赠人行使；没有继承人又无人受遗
赠的，由作品原件的合法所有人行使。
第三章 著作权的归属与行使 第三节 著作权的产生和保护期限的计算
第二十三条 著作权自作品完成创作之日起产生，并受著作权法的保护。
第二十四条 作者身份不明的作品，对其使用权和获得报酬权的保护期为五
十年，截止于作品首次发表后第五十年的十二月三十一日。作者身份一旦确定，
适用著作权法第二十一条的规定。
第二十五条 外国人的作品首先在中国境内发表的，其著作权保护期自首次
发表之日起计算。
著作权法第二条第二款所称外国人的作品首先在中国境内发表，指外国人未
发表的作品通过合法方式首先在中国境内出版。
外国人作品在中国境外首先出版后，三十天内在中国境内出版的，视为该作
品首先在中国境内发表。
外国人未发表的作品经授权改编、翻译后首先在中国境内出版的，视为该作
品首先在中国境内发表。
第三章 著作权的归属与行使 第四节 权利的限制
第二十六条 著作权法所称已经发表的作品，指著作权人以著作权法规定的
方式公之于众的作品。
第二十七条 著作权法第二十二条第（二）项规定的适当引用他人已经发表
的作品，必须具备下列条件：
（一）引用目的仅限于介绍、评论某一作品或者说明某一问题；
（二）所引用部分不能构成引用人作品的主要部分或者实质部分；
（三）不得损害被引用作品著作权人的利益。
第二十八条 著作权法第二十二条第（三）项的规定，指在符合新闻报道目
的的范围内，不可避免地再现已经发表的作品。
第二十九条 依照著作权法第二十二条第（六）、（七）项的规定使用他人
已经发表的作品，不得影响作品的正常利用，也不得无故损害著作权人的合法权
益。
第三十条 依照著作权法第二十二条第（九）项的规定表演已经发表的作品
，不得向听众、观众收取费用，也不得向表演者支付报酬。
第三十一条 著作权法第二十二条第（十一）项的规定，仅适用于原作品为
汉族文字的作品。
第四章 著作权许可使用合同
第三十二条 同著作权人订立合同或者取得许可使用其作品，应当采取书面
形式，但是报社、杂志社刊登作品除外。
第三十三条 除著作权法另有规定外，合同中未明确约定授予专有使用权的
，使用者仅取得非专有使用权。
第三十四条 国家版权局负责提供各类著作权许可使用合同的标准样式。
第三十五条 取得某项专有使用权的使用者，有权排除著作权人在内的一切
他人以同样的方式使用作品，如果许可第三人行使同一权利，必须取得著作权人
的许可，合同另有约定的除外。
第五章 与著作权有关权益的行使与限制
第三十六条 著作权法和本实施条例所称与著作权有关权益，指出版者对其
出版的图书和报刊享有的权利，表演者对其表演享有的权利，录音录像制作者对
其制作的录音录像制品享有的权利，广播电台、电视台对其制作的广播、电视节
目享有的权利。
第三十七条 出版者、表演者、录音录像制作者、广播电台、电视台行使权
利，不得损害被使用作品和原作品著作权人的权利。
第三十八条 出版者对其出版的图书、报纸、杂志的版式、装帧设计，享有
专有使用权。
第三十九条 图书出版者依照著作权法第三十条的规定，在合同有效期内和
在合同约定地区内，以同种文字的原版、修订版和缩编本的方式出版图书的独占
权利，受法律保护。＃１３第四十条 作者主动投给图书出版者的稿件，出版者
应在六个月内决定是否采用。采用的，应签订合同；不采用的，应及时通知作者
。既不通知作者，又不签订合同的，六个月后作者可以要求出版者退还原稿和给
予经济补偿。六个月期限，从出版者收到稿件之日起计算。
第四十一条 由著作权人承担出版经费的，不适用著作权法第二十九条、第
三十条、第三十一条、第三十三条的规定。
第四十二条 著作权人寄给图书出版者的两份订单在六个月内未能得到履行
，视为著作权法第三十一条所称的图书脱销。
第四十三条 著作权人依照著作权法第三十二条第二款声明不得转载、摘编
其作品的，应当在报纸、杂志首次刊登该作品时附带声明。
第四十四条 著作权法第三十六条第（一）、（二）项权利的保护期不受时
间限制。
著作权法第三十九条第二款和第四十二条第三款规定的表演者获得报酬权利
的保护期，分别适用第三十九条第一款和第四十二条第二款的规定。
第四十五条 依照著作权法第三十五条的规定，表演者应当通过演出组织者
向著作权人支付报酬。
第四十六条 外国表演者在中国境内的表演，受著作权法保护。
第四十七条 外国录音录像制作者在中国境内制作并发行的录音录像制品，
受著作权法保护。
第四十八条 著作权人依照著作权法第三十五条第二款、第三十七条第一款
和第四十条第二款声明不得对其作品表演、录音或者制作广播、电视节目的，应
当在发表该作品时声明，或者在国家版权局的著作权公报上刊登声明。
第四十九条 根据著作权法第三十二条第二款、第三十五条第二款、第三十
七条第一款、第四十条第二款，使用他人已经发表的作品，应当向著作权人支付
报酬。著作权人或者著作权人地址不明的，应在一个月内将报酬寄送国家版权局
指定的机构，由该机构转递著作权人。
第六章 罚 则
第五十条 著作权行政管理部门对著作权法第四十六条所列的侵权行为，可
给予警告、责令停止制作和发行侵权复制品、没收非法所得、没收侵权复制品及
制作设备和罚款的行政处罚。
第五十一条 著作权行政管理部门对著作权法第四十六条所列侵权行为，视
情节轻重，罚款数额如下：
（一）对有著作权法第四十六条第（一）项行为的，罚款一百至五千元；
（二）对有著作权法第四十六条第（二）、（三）、（四）、（五）、（六
）项行为的，罚款一万至十万元或者总定价的二至五倍；
（三）对有著作权法第四十六条第（七）项行为的，罚款一千至五万元。
第五十二条 地方人民政府著作权行政管理部门负责查处本地区发生的著作
权法第四十六条所列的侵权行为。
国家版权局负责查处著作权法第四十六条所列侵权行为中的下列行为：
（一）在全国有重大影响的侵权行为；
（二）涉外侵权行为；
（三）认为应当由国家版权局查处的侵权行为。
第五十三条 著作权行政管理部门在行使行政处罚权时，可以责令侵害人赔
偿受害人的损失。
第七章 附 则
第五十四条 著作权人可以通过集体管理的方式行使其著作权。
第五十五条 本实施条例由国家版权局负责解释。
第五十六条 本实施条例自一九九一年六月一日起施行。
REGULATIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COPYRIGHT LAW OF
THEPEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
(Promulgated on May 30, 1991)
Whole Doc.
Chapter I General ProvisionsArticle 1
The present Regulations are formulated according to the Article 5
4 ofthe Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter
referredto as the Copyright Law).Article 2
The term "works" used in the Copyright Law refers to orig
inalintellectual creations in the literary, artistic and scientific do
main, inso far as they are capable of being reproduced in a certain ta
ngible form.Article 3
The term "creation" mentioned in the Copyright Law refers
tointellectual activities from which literary, artistic and scientif
ic worksare directly resulted.
The making of arrangement and the provision of consultation, mate
rialmeans or supporting service, done for others in their creating act
ivities,shall not be deemed as acts of creating.Article 4
These works mentioned in the Copyright Law and the pre
sentRegulations mean the following:
(1) Written works are works expressed in writing, such as nov
els,poems, essays and thesis;
(2) Oral works are works, such as unprepared speeches, lectures
andcourt debates, which are created in spoken words and have not bee
n fixedon any material carrier;
(3) Musical works are works, with or without accompanying wo
rds,which can be sung or performed, such as symphony and songs;
(4) Dramatic works are works, such as dramas, operas and local
artforms, which are created for stage performance;
(5) Qu Yi works are works created mainly for being performed in a
wayinvolving recitation, singing, or both, such as cross talk, clappe
r talk,ballad singing and story telling;
(6) Choreographic works are works which are or can be expressed
insuccessive body movements, gestures and facial movements;
(7) Works of fine art are two-or three-dimensional works created
inlines, colours or other medium which, when being viewed, impart a
estheticeffect, such as paintings, works of calligraphy, sculptures an
d works ofarchitecture;
(8) Photographic works are the kind of artistic works created
byrecording images on light-sensitive materials with the aid of devi
ces;
(9) Cinematographic, television and videographic works are w
orkswhich, being recorded on some material, consist of a series of fr
ames ofimages, with or without accompanying sound, and can be project
ed with theaid of devices suitable in relation to a specific works;
(10) Drawings of engineering designs and product designs and
theaccompanying descriptions are drawings made for the purpose of
actualconstruction and manufacturing and descriptive works contained
in the saiddesign drawings;
(11) Maps, diagrams and other graphic works refer to tw
o-orthree-dimensional works showing geographical phenomenon and demon
stratingthe fundamental or the structure of a thing or an objec
t, such asgeographical maps, plan of electrical circuit or an anatom
ical drawings.Article 5
The exploitation referred to in the present Law in relation to w
orksshall mean the doing of the following acts:
(1) Reproduction is the making of if one or more copies of a work
bymeans like printing, photocopying, copying by hand,
rubbing,audio-recording, video-recording, re- recording or photographi
ng;
(2) Performance is the public presentation of a work through v
ocalsound, facial movements and body movements, directly or with the
aid oftechnical devices;
(3) Broadcasting is the communication of works through wireless r
adiowaves and cable television system;
(4) Exhibition is the public display of works of fine art
andphotography, whether their original copies or reproductions;
(5) Distribution is the provision of copies of a work to the pu
blicby means such as sale and rental, in so far as the number of
copiessatisfy the reasonable need of the public;
(6) Publication is the public distribution of copies of the ed
itedversion of a work;
(7) Making of cinematographic, television and video works means
thefixation for the first time of a work on some materials by m
eans ofcinematographic production or analogous process. This subsecti
on shall notapply to the mere mechanical recording of performance
or scenes ormaterial objects;
(8) Adaptation is the creation of new original works on the basis
ofpre-existing ones by changing their original form of expression
or thepurposes they are originally designed to serve;
(9) Translation is the conversion of the language of a work
intoanother langu age;
(10) A notation is the explanation of characters, words and sente
ncesused ina literary work;
(11) Compilation is the creation of a work by assembling a number
ofselected pre-existing works, in whole or in parts, according
to anarrangement designed for a specific purpose;
(12) Sorting-out is the rearrangement of pre-existing works
ormaterials by changing their former state of being fragment
ed andpoorly-ordered into a one of being systematic and orderly, s
uch as theglossing and repairing of ancient classics.Article 6
As used in the Law, the terms listed below shall mean the followi
ng:
(1) News of current events refers to the mere report of facts
orhappenings conveyed by newspapers, periodicals and radio and te
levisionstations;
(2) Sound recordings refers to the original recordation of
anysounds;
(3) Video recordings refers to the original recordation of a se
riesof related images, with or without accompanying sounds, oth
er thancinematographic and television and videographic works;
(4) Radio and television broadcasts refer to the progr
ammecommunicated by radio or television station by means of diffusing
signalscarrying sound or images or both;
(5) Producer of sound recordings refers to a person who makes s
oundrecordings ;
(6) Producer of video recordings refers to a person who makes v
ideorecordings;
(7) Performer refers to persons who perform literary and arti
sticworks professionally or not professionally.
Chapter II Copyright Administrative AuthoritiesArticle 7The nat
ional Copyright Administration, being an administrative departmentfor
copyright matters under the State Council, is responsible for th
enation-wide work of administration of copyright by mainly carrying ou
t thefollowing functions:
(1) To implement copyright-related laws and regulations and
topromulgate rules in relation to copyright administration;
(2) To investigate and redress cases of infringement of copyr
ightthat are of nation-wide influence;
(3) To approve the formation of and to supervise the operation
ofcollective administration of copyright, copyright agent business
dealingwith cross-border transactions and arbitrations scheme for dis
putes arosein relation to copyright contracts;
(4) To undertake administration as far as external copyright rela
tionis conce rned;
(5) To administer copyright of which the State is the owner;
(6) To provide guidance for local copyright authorities with t
heirperformance of administrative functions;
(7) To carry out other duties assigned by the State Council
inrelation to copyright administration.Article 8
The copyright department under the local governments are respons
iblefor copyright administration within their respective jurisdiction
, whoseduties shall be determined by the government of each of the
provinces,autonomous regions and municipalities directly under
the centralgovernment.
Chapter III Ownership and Exercise of Copyright
Section 1. Ownership of CopyrightArticle 9
Unless the Law provided otherwise, copyright shall belong to citi
zenswho have created works and the legal and non-legal entities who ar
e deemedauthors by virtue of the Law.
The conditions laid down by the General Principles of the Civil
Lawof the People's Republic of China must be satisfied to be a legal
entity.Social institutions and economic organizations, by not being a
ble to meetthe conditions to be legal entities, and the relativ
ely independentdepartments forming a legal entity are non-legal entit
ies for the purposeof the Law.Article 10
Persons who have glossed or sorted-out pre-existing works shall e
njoythe copyright in the works thus created, in so far as they
are notentitled to copyright in the works they used and do not have t
he right toprohibit the glossing or sorting-out done by other person
in relation tothe same pre-existing work.Article 11
Where joint authors failed to reach an agreement on the exercise
ofcopyright in a work of joint authorship which can not be used pi
ecemeal,any party may not unreasonably prohibit the exercise by others
of the saidcopyright.Article 12
In the case of works of compilation, being in the form
ofencyclopaedias, dictionaries, text books or photo books of large s
ize, asthe case may be, copyright in the work as a whole shall belon
g to legalentities or non-legal entities who have arranged manpow
er or providedfinancial aid and material means for their crea
tion and bear theresponsibility in relation to the said work.Articl
e 13
Permission to make necessary alteration shall be implied where
thecopyright owner has authorized the making cinematographic, televi
sion orvideographic work based on his or her work, in so far as such
alterationdoes not distort or mutilate the original work.Article 14
Where copyright in a work created within the fulfillment of du
tiesbelongs to the author, the author may ask his institution to p
ermit athird party to use the work in the same manner as the instit
ution mighthave done. if the institution does not use the work in the
course of itsbusiness within 2 years after the creation of the work
.
Within 2 years after the creation of the work, the author may,
withthe permission of the institution, permit a third party to use the
work inthe manner as the institution may have done. Remunerations th
us obtainedshall be divided between them according to agreed proporti
on.
Even after the expiry of the said 2 years, the institution
maycontinue with use of the work in the course of its business.
The aforementioned 2 years period after the creation of the
workshall be calculated from the date on which the work concerned is s
ubmittedto the institution.Article 15
Material and technical conditions mentioned in paragraph 2 of Art
icle16 (1) of the Law shall mean fund, equipments or materials
providedexpressly for the creation of a work.Article 16
In the case of a work of unknown author, the copyright, except
theright of indication of authorship, shall be exercised by the lawfu
l holderof the original copy of the work. With the restoration of auth
orship, thecopyright shall be exercised by the author or his heir in
title.Article 17
Article 18 of the Law, which says that transfer of ownership of
theoriginal copy of a work of fine art shall not be deemed as tran
sfer ofcopyright in the work, is applicable to all works the o
wnership oforiginal copy of which can be transferred.
Section 2. Inheritance of CopyrightArticle 18Inheritance of eco
nomic rights contained in copyright shall be executed inaccordance wit
h the Law of Inheritance.Article 19
In the case where one of the co-authors of a work of joint author
shipdies without having heir in title or other beneficiary, the
economicrights he enjoyed in relation to his contribution to the wor
k shall beexercised by the other co-authors.Article 20
Right of indication of authorship, right of revision and right
ofintegrity contained in copyright shall, after the death of the aut
hor, beprotected by the heir in title and other person to whom t
he economicrights are granted.
In the absence of heir in title or other beneficiary, right
ofindication of authorship, right of revision and right of i
ntegritycontained in copyright shall be protected by the copyright ad
ministrativeauthority.Article 21
Copyright enjoyed by the State shall be enforced by the copyr
ightadministrative authority on behalf of the State.Article 22
In the case of posthumous works, the right of disclosure may
beexercised by the author's heir in title or other beneficiary for a
periodof 50 years, unless a prior statement by the author says expre
ssly to thecontrary. In the absence of heir in title or other benefic
iary, the saidright shall be exercised by the lawful holder of the o
riginal copy of thework.
Section 3. Coming into existence of copyright and Calculation
of the of ProtectionArticle 23
Copyright protected under this Law shall emerge on the date whe
n awork is created.Article 24
In the case of a work of unknown author, the term of protection
inrelation to economic rights shall be 50 years ending on December 3
1 of thefiftieth year after the first publication of the work. Article
21 of theLaw shall be applicable after authorship of the work becom
es ascertained.Article 25
In the case of works by foreign authors that have first published
inChina, the term of protection shall be calculated from the date o
f firstpublication of the work.
The first publication in China mentioned in the paragraph 2
ofArticle 2 of the Law in relation to works of foreigners refer
to thesituation where unpublished works of foreigners have been pu
blished forthe first time in China by lawful means.
Works of foreigners first published outside China shall be de
emedfirst published in China if it is published in China within 30 day
s afterits first publication.
Unpublished works of foreigners shall also be deemed first publi
shedin China if their authorized adaptations or translations ar
e firstpublished in China.
Section 4. Limitations on RightsArticle 26
As used in the Law, a published work refers to a work which has
beenmade known to the public by means stipulated in the Law.Article 27
The following conditions have to be satisfied for an act to be de
emedappropriate quotation of published works by act to be deemed app
ropriatequotation of published works by others mentioned in Article 22
(2) of theLaw:
(1) The quotation is made solely for the purpose of introducing
orreviewing the source works or making clear a point;
(2) What has been quoted does not form a major or substantial par
t ofthe work of the quoter;
(3) The interests of the copyright owner of the work being qu
otedshall not be prejudiced.Article 28
Article 22 (3) of the Law refers to unavoidable inclusion
ofpublished works as is justified by the purpose of reporting
currentevents.Article 29
Making use of published works of other persons by virtue of Art
icle22 (6) and (7) shall not harm the normal exploitation of th
e worksconcerned and shall not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate
interests ofthe copyright owners.Article 30
In the case of performance of published works as is permitted
byArticle 22 (9) of the Law, no fees shall be charged on viewing or
hearingaudience and no remuneration shall be paid to the performers.A
rticle 31
Article 22 (11) of the Law shall be applicable only to w
orksoriginally created in Chinese.
Chapter IV Copyright Licencing ContractsArticle 32
It is a requirement that contracts with copyright owners and lic
enceobtained for using their works be made in writing, except the case
s whereworks are to be published by newspaper and periodicals.Article
33
In default of a clear indication in a contract in relation to
thegrant of exclusive right to use, only non-exclusive right to use
by thelicensee shall be implied, unless the Law stipulated otherwise
.Article 34
The provision of standard forms of various copyright licen
cingcontracts shall be the responsibility of the National C
opyrightAdministration.Article 35
The person who has obtained exclusive right in relation to the us
e ina certain way of a work shall have the right to prevent any other
personincluding the copyright owner as licensor from using the work
in the sameway. However, the sublicencing of the same right to a third
party shall besubject to permission by the copyright owner, unles
s the contractingparties agreed otherwise.
Chapter V Exercise of and Limitations on Rights Related to Co
py- rightArticle 36
As is used in the Law and the Regulation, rights related to copyr
ightmean the right enjoyed by publishers in their publications, th
e rightenjoying by performers in their performances, the right
enjoyed byproducers of audio and video recordings in their products
and the rightenjoyed by radio and television stations in their broa
dcasts.Article 37
Publishers, performers, producers of audio and video recordings
andradio and television stations, in the course of exercising their
rights,shall not prejudice copyrights their owners enjoyed in the
works beingused.Article 38
Publishers shall enjoy exclusive right of exploitation
intypographical design of the books, newspapers and periodicals th
ey havepublished.Article 39
By virtue of Article 30 of the Law, legal protection shall
beavailable for the exclusive right a publisher obtained to publish,
withinthe term of validity of and the territory of execution defi
ned by thecontract, a work in its original language and in the fo
rm of originaledition, revised version or condensed version.Article
40
In the case where manuscripts was submitted to a publisher on
theauthor's own initiative, the publisher shall, within 6 months, not
ify theauthor whether he will publish the work or not. In the case of
acceptance,a contract shall be made; in the case of refusal, notific
ation shall besent to the author in a timely manner. In the case whe
re no notificationis served and no contract is made, the author may,
upon expiry of the said6 months, demand that the manuscripts be
returned and economiccompensation be made. The said 6 months sh
all be calculated from the dateof receipt by the publisher of the man
uscripts.Article 41
Articles 29, 30, 31 and 33 of the Law shall not be applicable to
thecase where the cost of publication of a work is born by the
author.Article 42
The state of being out of print in relation to a work mentioned
inArticle 31 of the Law shall be established if a period of 6 month
s aftertwo subscription forms were mailed by the author to the publis
her expireswithout action being taken to satisfy the subscription.Art
icle 43
To object to the reprinting of his or her work in whole or in par
t byvirtue of paragraph 2 of Article 32 of the Law, the copyright o
wner isrequired to make a statement to that effect at the same time w
hen the workis first published in a newspaper or a periodical.Article
44
No time limit shall be set on the term of protection in relation
tothe rights provided for in Article 36 (1) and (2) of the Law.
In the case of the term of protection in relation to the right
ofremuneration the performers enjoyed by virtue of paragraph 2 of Ar
ticle 39and paragraph 3 of Article 42 of the Law, paragraph 1 of Arti
cle 39 andparagraph 2 of Article 42 of the Law shall apply.Article 4
5
With reference to Article 35 of the Law, payment of remuneration
byperformers to copyright owner shall be done through the person
who hasorganized the performance in question.Article 46
Performance by foreign performers taking place in China shall
beprotected by the Law.Article 47
Audio and video recordings produced and distributed in China
byforeign producers shall be protected by the Law.Article 48
To object to the performance, recording or making broadcasts of
hisor her work by virtue of paragraph 2 of Article 35, paragraph 1 of
Article37 and paragraph 2 of Article 40 of the Law, the copyrigh
t owner isrequired to make a statement to that effect at the same ti
me when his orher work is published, or have the statement carried i
n copyright bulletinissued by the National Copyright Administration.Ar
ticle 49
To use published works of other persons by virtue of paragraph 2
ofArticle 32, paragraph 2 of Article 35, paragraph 1 of Article
37 andparagraph 2 of Article 40 of the Law, the user is requi
red to payremuneration to the copyright owner. In the case where
the copyrightowner is not identifiable or the address of the copyr
ight owner is notavailable, the remuneration payable shall be
remitted to the bodydesignated by the National Copyright Administr
ation for further transferto the due copyright owner within 1 month.
Chapter VI Administrative SanctionsArticle 50
Infringements against copyright enumerated in Article 46 of the
Lawshall be liable to the administrative sanctions to be imposed by c
opyrightadministrative authority in the form of public warning, in
junction inrelation to the production and distribution of infr
inging copies,confiscation of unlawful gains and seizure of inf
ringing copies andequipments used for making infringing copies, as w
ell as fine.Article 51
The amount of the fine to be imposed for infringements aga
instcopyright enumerated in Article 46 of the Law shall be the fo
llowing,depending on situation of each of the cases:
(1) Infringing act given by Article 46 (1) of the Law shall be li
ableto a fine of from 100 to 5000 yuan in RMB;
(2) Infringing acts given by Article 46 (2), (3), (4), (5), and
(6)of the Law shall be liable to a fine of 10000 to 100000 yuan in RM
B, or anamount of 2 to 5 times as much as the entire price of the
infringingcopies;
(3) Infringing act given by Article 46 (7) of the Law shall be li
ableto a fine of from 1000 to 50000 yuan in RMBArticle 52
Copyright administrative authorities under the local governm
entsshall be empowered to redress the infringements against c
opyrightenumerated in Article 46 of the Law.
The National Copyright Administration shall investigate and red
ressthe following infringements against copyright:
(1) Infringements against copyright that are of nationwide influe
nce;
(2) Infringements against copyright where a foreign party
isinvolved;
(3) Infringements against copyright that should be redressed by
theNational Copyright Administration, as the Administration might
think.Article 53
In exercising its right of imposing administrative sancti
ons,copyright administrative authority may order the infringer to co
mpensatethe loss the infringed party suffered.
Chapter VII Supplementary ProvisionsArticle 54
Copyright owners may exercise their copyrights by way of collec
tiveadministration.Article 55
The interpretation of this Regulation shall be the responsibility
ofthe National Copyright Administration.Article 56
This Implementing Regulation shall enter in force on June 1, 1991
.
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