Abstract
China’s Copyright Law protects not only works by traditional copyright (author’s right), but also subject matters other than works by “neighboring rights”. Neighboring rights mean “rights and interests related to copyright”. According to Art.26 of Implementing Regulation, the so called “rights and interests related to copyright”, as mentioned in China’s Copyright Law (see Art.1) and these Regulations, mean the rights enjoyed by publishers in the typographical arrangements of their books or periodicals published, the rights enjoyed by performers in their performances, the rights enjoyed by producers of sound recordings and video recordings in their sound recordings and video recordings and the rights enjoyed by radio and television stations in their broadcast radio or television programs.
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See Civil Judgment of Beijing High People’s Court (2005) Gao Min Zhong Zi No. 1528 (北京高级人民法院民事判决书 <2005> 高民终字第1258号).
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See Civil Judgment of Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court (2005) Yi Zhong Min Chu Zi No. 687 (北京市第一中级人民法院民事判决书<2005>一中民初字第687号).
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See Civil Judgment of Supreme People’s Court (2008) Min San Zhong Zi No. 5 (最高人民法院民事判决书 <2008> 民三终字第5号).
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See Beijing Xicheng District People’s Court (1996) XI Min Chu Zi No. 887 (北京市西城区人民法院民事判决书)<1996>西民初字第887号), adapted from Luo, Yanjie. Introduction to Ownership of the Performer’s Right in China [EB/OL]. http://www.chinaiplawyer.com/introduction-ownership-performers-right-china/, August 4, 2014.
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See Luo, Yanjie, supra note 4.
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The Beijing treaty was signed by 72 members of WIPO during the Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances in Beijing in 2012. China joined the Beijing Treaty on audiovisual performances on April 24, 2014. The international treaty was the first of its kind to be finalized in China and to be named for a city in the country. Its approval showed China’s determination to tackle IP infringements in the audiovisual performing industry. See Hao, Nan. China signs copyright cooperation deal [N]. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2015-12/09/content_22666597.htm,2015–12–09. After it came into force, the Chinese performers will get full protection in the country to approve or accede to the “Beijing treaty”.
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See Luo, Yanjie, supra note 4.
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See Civil Judgment of Hangzhou City Intermediate People’s Court (2009) Zhe Hang (Zhi) Chu ZiNo. 91 (杭州市中级人民法院民事判决书<2009>浙杭<知>初字第91号).
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See Civil Judgment of Hangzhou City Intermediate People’s Court (2009) Zhe Hang (Zhi) Chu ZiNo. 91 (杭州市中级人民法院民事判决书<2009>浙杭<知>初字第91号).
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See The Music Copyright Society of China v. Hangzhou Nine Hundred Bowl Chain Restaurant Food Co. Ltd. copyright infringement dispute case (Chinese version) [EB/OL]. http://www.cnipr.net/article_show.asp?article_id=21117, 2014–1–26.
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See Civil Ruling of Beijing Higher People’s Court (2006) Gao Min Zhon Zi No. 242 (北京市高级人民法院民事裁定书<2006>高民终字第242号).
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See Civil Judgment of Beijing Intellectual Property Court (2015) Jing (Zhi) Min Zhong Zi No. 122 (北京知识产权法院民事判决书<2015>京<知>民终字第122号).
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The Music Copyright Society of China v. Hangzhou Nine Hundred Bowl Chain Restaurant Food Co. Ltd. copyright infringement dispute case [EB/OL]. http://www.cnipr.net/article_show.asp?article_id=21117, 2014–1–26
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Guo, Y. (2017). Neighbouring Rights. In: Modern China’s Copyright Law and Practice. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5352-8_5
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