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 COP
YRIGHT LAW OF THEPEOPLE.S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
(Promulgated on May 30, 1991)
Whole Doc.
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1
The present Regulations are formulated according to the
Article 54 of
the Copyright Law of the People.s Republic of China (hereinafter referred
to as the Copyright Law).
Article 2
The term "works" used in the Copyright Law refers to original
intellectual creations in the literary, artistic and scientific domain, in
so far as they are capable of being reproduced in a certain tangible form.
Article 3
The term "creation" mentioned in the Copyright Law refers to
intellectual activities from which literary, artistic and scientific works
are directly resulted.
The making of arrangement and the provision of consultation, material
means or supporting service, done for others in their creating activities,
shall not be deemed as acts of creating.
Article 4
These works mentioned in the Copyright Law and the present
Regulations mean the following:
(1) Written works are works expressed in writing, such as novels,
poems, essays and thesis;
(2) Oral works are works, such as unprepared speeches, lectures and
court debates, which are created in spoken words and have not been fixed
on any material carrier;
(3) Musical works are works, with or without accompanying words,
which can be sung or performed, such as symphony and songs;
(4) Dramatic works are works, such as dramas, operas and local art
forms, which are created for stage performance;
(5) Qu Yi works are works created mainly for being performed in a way
involving recitation, singing, or both, such as cross talk, clapper talk,
ballad singing and story telling;
(6) Choreographic works are works which are or can be expressed in
successive body movements, gestures and facial movements;
(7) Works of fine art are two-or three-dimensional works created in
lines, colours or other medium which, when being viewed, impart aesthetic
effect, such as paintings, works of calligraphy, sculptures and works of
architecture;
(8) Photographic works are the kind of artistic works created by
recording images on light-sensitive materials with the aid of devices;
(9) Cinematographic, television and videographic works are works
which, being recorded on some material, consist of a series of frames of
images, with or without accompanying sound, and can be projected with the
aid of devices suitable in relation to a specific works;
(10) Drawings of engineering designs and product designs and the
accompanying descriptions are drawings made for the purpose of actual
construction and manufacturing and descriptive works contained in the said
design drawings;
(11) Maps, diagrams and other graphic works refer to two-or
three-dimensional works showing geographical phenomenon and demonstrating
the fundamental or the structure of a thing or an object, such as
geographical maps, plan of electrical circuit or an anatomical drawings.
Article 5
The exploitation referred to in the present Law in relation to works
shall mean the doing of the following acts:
(1) Reproduction is the making of if one or more copies of a work by
means like printing, photocopying, copying by hand, rubbing,
audio-recording, video-recording, re- recording or photographing;
(2) Performance is the public presentation of a work through vocal
sound, facial movements and body movements, directly or with the aid of
technical devices;
(3) Broadcasting is the communication of works through wireless radio
waves and cable television system;
(4) Exhibition is the public display of works of fine art and
photography, whether their original copies or reproductions;
(5) Distribution is the provision of copies of a work to the public
by means such as sale and rental, in so far as the number of copies
satisfy the reasonable need of the public;
(6) Publication is the public distribution of copies of the edited
version of a work;
(7) Making of cinematographic, television and video works means the
fixation for the first time of a work on some materials by means of
cinematographic production or analogous process. This subsection shall not
apply to the mere mechanical recording of performance or scenes or
material objects;
(8) Adaptation is the creation of new original works on the basis of
pre-existing ones by changing their original form of expression or the
purposes they are originally designed to serve;
(9) Translation is the conversion of the language of a work into
another langu age;
(10) A notation is the explanation of characters, words and sentences
used ina
literary work;
(11) Compilation is the creation of a work by assembling a number of
selected pre-existing works, in whole or in parts, according to an
arrangement designed for a specific purpose;
(12) Sorting-out is the rearrangement of pre-existing works or
materials by changing their former state of being fragmented and
poorly-ordered into a one of being systematic and orderly, such as the
glossing and repairing of ancient classics.
Article 6
As used in the Law, the terms listed below shall mean the following:
(1) News of current events refers to the mere report of facts or
happenings conveyed by newspapers, periodicals and radio and television
stations;
(2) Sound recordings refers to the original recordation of any
sounds;
(3) Video recordings refers to the original recordation of a series
of related images, with or without accompanying sounds, other than
cinematographic and television and videographic works;
(4) Radio and television broadcasts refer to the programme
communicated by radio or television station by means of diffusing signals
carrying sound or images or both;
(5) Producer of sound recordings refers to a person who makes sound
recordings ;
(6) Producer of video recordings refers to a person who makes video
recordings;
(7) Performer refers to persons who perform literary and artistic
works professionally or not professionally.
Chapter II Copyright Administrative Authorities
Article 7
The national Copyright Administration, being an administrative department
for copyright matters under the State Council, is responsible for the
nation-wide work of administration of copyright by mainly carrying out the
following functions:
(1) To implement copyright-related laws and regulations and to
promulgate rules in relation to copyright administration;
(2) To investigate and redress cases of infringement of copyright
that are of nation-wide influence;
(3) To approve the formation of and to supervise the operation of
collective administration of copyright, copyright agent business dealing
with cross-border transactions and arbitrations scheme for disputes arose
in relation to copyright contracts;
(4) To undertake administration as far as external copyright relation
is conce rned;
(5) To administer copyright of which the State is the owner;
(6) To provide guidance for local copyright authorities with their
performance
of administrative functions;
(7) To carry out other duties assigned by the State Council in
relation to copyright administration.
Article 8
The copyright department under the local governments are responsible
for copyright administration within their respective jurisdiction, whose
duties shall be determined by the government of each of the provinces,
autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central
government.
Chapter III Ownership and Exercise of Copyright
Section 1. Ownership of Copyright
Article 9
Unless the Law provided otherwise, copyright shall belong to citizens
who have created works and the legal and non-legal entities who are deemed
authors by virtue of the Law.
The conditions laid down by the General Principles of the Civil Law
of the People.s Republic of China must be satisfied to be a legal entity.
Social institutions and economic organizations, by not being able to meet
the conditions to be legal entities, and the relatively independent
departments forming a legal entity are non-legal entities for the purpose
of the Law.
Article 10
Persons who have glossed or sorted-out pre-existing works shall enjoy
the copyright in the works thus created, in so far as they are not
entitled to copyright in the works they used and do not have the right to
prohibit the glossing or sorting-out done by other person in relation to
the same pre-existing work.
Article 11
Where joint authors failed to reach an agreement on the exercise of
copyright in a work of joint authorship which can not be used piecemeal,
any party may not unreasonably prohibit the exercise by others of the said
copyright.
Article 12
In the case of works of compilation, being in the form of
encyclopaedias, dictionaries, text books or photo books of large size, as
the case may be, copyright in the work as a whole shall belong to legal
entities or non-legal entities who have arranged manpower or provided
financial aid and material means for their creation and bear the
responsibility in relation to the said work.
Article 13
Permission to make necessary alteration shall be implied where the
copyright owner has authorized the making cinematographic, television or
videographic work based on his or her work, in so far as such alteration
does not distort or mutilate the original work.
Article 14
Where copyright in a work created within the fulfillment of duties
belongs to the author, the author may ask his institution to permit a
third party to use the work in the same manner as the institution might
have done. if the institution does not use the work in the course of its
business within 2 years after the creation of the work.
Within 2 years after the creation of the work, the author may, with
the permission of the institution, permit a third party to use the work in
the manner as the institution may have done. Remunerations thus obtained
shall be divided between them according to agreed proportion.
Even after the expiry of the said 2 years, the institution may
continue with use of the work in the course of its business.
The aforementioned 2 years period after the creation of the work
shall be calculated from the date on which the work concerned is submitted
to the institution.
Article 15
Material and technical conditions mentioned in paragraph 2 of
Article
16 (1) of the Law shall mean fund, equipments or materials provided
expressly for the creation of a work.
Article 16
In the case of a work of unknown author, the copyright, except the
right of indication of authorship, shall be exercised by the lawful holder
of the original copy of the work. With the restoration of authorship, the
copyright 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 the
original copy of a work of fine art shall not be deemed as transfer of
copyright in the work, is applicable to all works the ownership of
original copy of which can be transferred.
Section 2. Inheritance of Copyright
Article 18
Inheritance of economic rights contained in copyright shall be executed in
accordance with the Law of Inheritance.
Article 19
In the case where one of the co-authors of a work of joint authorship
dies without having heir in title or other beneficiary, the economic
rights he enjoyed in relation to his contribution to the work shall be
exercised by the other co-authors.
Article 20
Right of indication of authorship, right of revision and right of
integrity contained in copyright shall, after the death of the author, be
protected by the heir in title and other person to whom the economic
rights are granted.
In the absence of heir in title or other beneficiary, right of
indication of authorship, right of revision and right of integrity
contained in copyright shall be protected by the copyright administrative
authority.
Article 21
Copyright enjoyed by the State shall be enforced by the copyright
administrative authority on behalf of the State.
Article 22
In the case of posthumous works, the right of disclosure may be
exercised by the author.s heir in title or other beneficiary for a period
of 50 years, unless a prior statement by the author says expressly to the
contrary. In the absence of heir in title or other beneficiary, the said
right shall be exercised by the lawful holder of the original copy of the
work.
Section 3. Coming into existence of copyr
ight and Calculation of the of Protection
Article 23
Copyright protected under this Law shall emerge on the date when a
work is created.
Article 24
In the case of a work of unknown author, the term of protection in
relation to economic rights shall be 50 years ending on December 31 of the
fiftieth year after the first publication of the work.
Article 21 of the
Law shall be applicable after authorship of the work becomes ascertained.
Article 25
In the case of works by foreign authors that have first published in
China, the term of protection shall be calculated from the date of first
publication of the work.
The first publication in China mentioned in the paragraph 2 of
Article 2 of the Law in relation to works of foreigners refer to the
situation where unpublished works of foreigners have been published for
the first time in China by lawful means.
Works of foreigners first published outside China shall be deemed
first published in China if it is published in China within 30 days after
its first publication.
Unpublished works of foreigners shall also be deemed first published
in China if their authorized adaptations or translations are first
published in China.
Section 4. Limitations on Rights
Article 26
As used in the Law, a published work refers to a work which has been
made known to the public by means stipulated in the Law.
Article 27
The following conditions have to be satisfied for an act to be deemed
appropriate quotation of published works by act to be deemed appropriate
quotation of published works by others mentioned in
Article 22 (2) of the
Law:
(1) The quotation is made solely for the purpose of introducing or
reviewing the source works or making clear a point;
(2) What has been quoted does not form a major or substantial part of
the work of the quoter;
(3) The interests of the copyright owner of the work being quoted
shall not be prejudiced.
Article 28
Article 22 (3) of the Law refers to unavoidable inclusion of
published works as is justified by the purpose of reporting current
events.
Article 29
Making use of published works of other persons by virtue of
Article
22 (6) and (7) shall not harm the normal exploitation of the works
concerned and shall not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of
the copyright owners.
Article 30
In the case of performance of published works as is permitted by
Article 22 (9) of the Law, no fees shall be charged on viewing or hearing
audience and no remuneration shall be paid to the performers.
Article 31
Article 22 (11) of the Law shall be applicable only to works
originally created in Chinese.
Chapter IV Copyright Licencing Contracts
Article 32
It is a requirement that contracts with copyright owners and licence
obtained for using their works be made in writing, except the cases where
works are to be published by newspaper and periodicals.
Article 33
In default of a clear indication in a contract in relation to the
grant of exclusive right to use, only non-exclusive right to use by the
licensee shall be implied, unless the Law stipulated otherwise.
Article 34
The provision of standard forms of various copyright licencing
contracts shall be the responsibility of the National Copyright
Administration.
Article 35
The person who has obtained exclusive right in relation to the use in
a certain way of a work shall have the right to prevent any other person
including the copyright owner as licensor from using the work in the same
way. However, the sublicencing of the same right to a third party shall be
subject to permission by the copyright owner, unless the contracting
parties agreed otherwise.
Chapter V Exercise of and Limitations on Rights Related to Copy- right
Article 36
As is used in the Law and the Regulation, rights related to copyright
mean the right enjoyed by publishers in their publications, the right
enjoying by performers in their performances, the right enjoyed by
producers of audio and video recordings in their products and the right
enjoyed by radio and television stations in their broadcasts.
Article 37
Publishers, performers, producers of audio and video recordings and
radio and television stations, in the course of exercising their rights,
shall not prejudice copyrights their owners enjoyed in the works being
used.
Article 38
Publishers shall enjoy exclusive right of exploitation in
typographical design of the books, newspapers and periodicals they have
published.
Article 39
By virtue of
Article 30 of the Law, legal protection shall be
available for the exclusive right a publisher obtained to publish, within
the term of validity of and the territory of execution defined by the
contract, a work in its original language and in the form of original
edition, revised version or condensed version.
Article 40
In the case where manuscripts was submitted to a publisher on the
author.s own initiative, the publisher shall, within 6 months, notify the
author whether he will publish the work or not. In the case of acceptance,
a contract shall be made; in the case of refusal, notification shall be
sent to the author in a timely manner. In the case where no notification
is served and no contract is made, the author may, upon expiry of the said
6 months, demand that the manuscripts be returned and economic
compensation be made. The said 6 months shall be calculated from the date
of receipt by the publisher of the manuscripts.
Article 41
Articles 29, 30, 31 and 33 of the Law shall not be applicable to the
case 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 in
Article 31 of the Law shall be established if a period of 6 months after
two subscription forms were mailed by the author to the publisher expires
without action being taken to satisfy the subscription.
Article 43
To object to the reprinting of his or her work in whole or in part by
virtue of paragraph 2 of
Article 32 of the Law, the copyright owner is
required to make a statement to that effect at the same time when the work
is first published in a newspaper or a periodical.
Article 44
No time limit shall be set on the term of protection in relation to
the 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 of
remuneration the performers enjoyed by virtue of paragraph 2 of
Article 39
and paragraph 3 of
Article 42 of the Law, paragraph 1 of
Article 39 and
paragraph 2 of
Article 42 of the Law shall apply.
Article 45
With reference to
Article 35 of the Law, payment of remuneration by
performers to copyright owner shall be done through the person who has
organized the performance in question.
Article 46
Performance by foreign performers taking place in China shall be
protected by the Law.
Article 47
Audio and video recordings produced and distributed in China by
foreign producers shall be protected by the Law.
Article 48
To object to the performance, recording or making broadcasts of his
or her work by virtue of paragraph 2 of
Article 35, paragraph 1 of
Article
37 and paragraph 2 of
Article 40 of the Law, the copyright owner is
required to make a statement to that effect at the same time when his or
her work is published, or have the statement carried in copyright bulletin
issued by the National Copyright Administration.
Article 49
To use published works of other persons by virtue of paragraph 2 of
Article 32, paragraph 2 of
Article 35, paragraph 1 of
Article 37 and
paragraph 2 of
Article 40 of the Law, the user is required to pay
remuneration to the copyright owner. In the case where the copyright
owner is not identifiable or the address of the copyright owner is not
available, the remuneration payable shall be remitted to the body
designated by the National Copyright Administration for further transfer
to the due copyright owner within 1 month.
Chapter VI Administrative Sanctions
Article 50
Infringements against copyright enumerated in
Article 46 of the Law
shall be liable to the administrative sanctions to be imposed by copyright
administrative authority in the form of public warning, injunction in
relation to the production and distribution of infringing copies,
confiscation of unlawful gains and seizure of infringing copies and
equipments used for making infringing copies, as well as fine.
Article 51
The amount of the fine to be imposed for infringements against
copyright enumerated in
Article 46 of the Law shall be the following,
depending on situation of each of the cases:
(1) Infringing act given by
Article 46 (1) of the Law shall be liable
to 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 RMB, or an
amount of 2 to 5 times as much as the entire price of the infringing
copies;
(3) Infringing act given by
Article 46 (7) of the Law shall be liable
to a fine of from 1000 to 50000 yuan in RMB
Article 52
Copyright administrative authorities under the local governments
shall be empowered to redress the infringements against copyright
enumerated in
Article 46 of the Law.
The National Copyright Administration shall investigate and redress
the following infringements against copyright:
(1) Infringements against copyright that are of nationwide influence;
(2) Infringements against copyright where a foreign party is
involved;
(3) Infringements against copyright that should be redressed by the
National Copyright Administration, as the Administration might think.
Article 53
In exercising its right of imposing administrative sanctions,
copyright administrative authority may order the infringer to compensate
the loss the infringed party suffered.
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Article 54
Copyright owners may exercise their copyrights by way of collective
administration.
Article 55
The interpretation of this Regulation shall be the responsibility of
the National Copyright Administration.
Article 56
This Implementing Regulation shall enter in force on June 1, 1991.
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颁布 日 期: 19910530
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