He has the
copyright of his book.
他有此书的著作权.
Copyright rested with the journal publisher.
版权归出版商所有。
This material is
copyright.
本资料享有版权。
He decided to resign his claim to the
copyright.
他决定放弃对版权的要求。
Stock-image platform Visual China became entangled in a copyright dispute after it accused a photographer of copyright infringement for using his own photos.
股票图片平台视觉中国因指控一名摄影师使用自己的照片侵犯版权而陷入版权纠纷。
On Tuesday, photographer Dai Jianfeng stated in an online post that he received a call from Visual China, alleging he had violated the company's copyright on 173 photos and demanding compensation of 80,000 yuan ($11,000).
周二,摄影师戴剑锋在网上发帖称,他接到视觉中国的电话,称自己侵犯了该公司173张照片的版权,并要求赔偿8万元(合1.1万美元)。
If substantial similarity is found, measures are taken to protect the company's copyright.
如果发现实质性的相似性,将采取措施保护公司的版权。
This is not the first instance of Visual China being involved in copyright disputes.
这不是视觉中国卷入版权纠纷的第一例。
Earlier that year, Visual China was caught falsely claiming copyright to black hole pictures.
同年早些时候,视觉中国被发现谎称黑洞图片的版权。
Zhao Zhanling, a Beijing lawyer specializing in intellectual property disputes, remarked that it's too early to discuss copyright infringement based on the current responses and statements from the photographer, Visual China, Stocktrek Images, and Getty Images.
北京一位专门处理知识产权纠纷的律师赵展灵表示,根据摄影师、视觉中国、斯托克特里克图片社和盖蒂图片社目前的回应和声明,现在讨论版权侵权还为时过早。
But the use of generative AI technology also raises concerns about ethics, copyright protections and leaks infringing on personal privacy.
但生成人工智能技术的使用也引发了人们对道德、版权保护和侵犯个人隐私的泄密的担忧。
"The biggest advantages of Ximalaya include its leading copyright pool, leading audio algorithms, and a loyal customer base who recognize the brand's value," said Huo, who remained sanguine about the prospects of paid content and online adult education.
Termination of exclusive music copyright agreements by Tencent Holdings Ltd, a Chinese tech giant best known for its killer app WeChat and gaming portfolio, will pave the way for long-term healthy development of the music industry, industry experts said on Thursday.
The market regulator said on July 24 Tencent and its affiliates must not engage in exclusive copyright agreements with upstream owners of such rights, while existing agreements must be terminated within 30 days.
Tencent said in a statement on Tuesday night it had notified the upstream copyright parties involved in such agreements as of Aug 23, and it will continue to cooperate and engage with these parties in a nonexclusive way.
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd has terminated all its exclusive music copyright agreements after Chinese regulators barred it from such deals last month.
Tencent said in a statement on Tuesday night it had notified the upstream copyright parties involved in such agreements, and will continue to cooperate and engage with these parties in a non-exclusive way.
The market regulator said Tencent and its affiliates must not engage in exclusive copyright agreements with upstream owners of such rights, while existing agreements must be terminated within 30 days of the regulatory notice.
To restore market competition, Tencent and its affiliated companies must end their exclusive music copyrights within 30 days and stop charging high prepayment and other copyright fees, according to an online statement released by China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR).
Tencent should not demand superior treatment compared to competitors from copyright owners without justified reasons, the SAMR added.
The deal would give Tencent over 80 percent of exclusive music library resources, thus putting the company in an advantageous position in obtaining exclusive rights from copyright owners and crowding out new players, the statement noted.
The market regulator said Tencent and its affiliated companies must not engage in exclusive copyright agreements with upstream owners of such rights, and existing agreements should be relinquished within 30 days of the regulatory notice.
Wang Xin, founder and president of Sharetimes, said: "All of the IPs are open to authors, and we protect the copyright of their works.
Spiritual Wealth Club, a Shanghai-based company that promotes reading through video and audio book summaries on a mobile app, announced new services for parents and corporate clients on Friday, which marked World Book and Copyright Day.
The merger will help integrate superior resources such as streamers, games copyright and game content.
According to a press release from the company, key reforms will be made around copyright and subscription models, which are among the most debated issues among writers.
"The capital injection marked the latest step of cooperation since the companies kicked off cooperation in anime copyright procurement in 2014.
Further efforts from the government are also needed to bolster a better business environment, such as copyright protection," Li added.
The investigation is related to Feng's suspected bribery in a 2016 financing project for a Everbright Capital and Baofeng to jointly purchase the British sports copyright company MP & Silva Holding SA, according to Chinese financial news outlet Yicai.
As for animation, the company will strengthen the copyright business and try to develop local intellectual property or IP in China.
The success case of Entertainment One in defending the Peppa Pig copyright was highlighted in the report.
Last year, the Hangzhou Internet Court ruled in favor of Entertainment One which identified the infringement of the Peppa Pig copyright by two Chinese companies.
The punitive measures followed the false claims from the company regarding copyright of the recently released black hole picture, which angered a number of media platforms.
Earlier, Visual China was caught falsely claiming it held a copyright to the black hole pictures.
Feng Shixin, deputy director of the copyright bureau of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the authorities need some time for the review process due to a large number of applications at a conference on Dec 21, several days before the end of a nine-month approval freeze.
The budding firm has a long-term cooperation deal with several publishers for copyright and has teamed up with universities to help it pick the most beautiful masterpieces.
"It is a way for Tencent to diversify and bolster its business, given that the music arm has big advantages in obtaining resources in both content and copyright," said Li Junhui, senior research fellow at the China University of Political Science and Law.
A Beijing law firm took Baidu, China's largest search engine, to court and asked for about 10,000 yuan ($1,456) in compensation, as it claimed the internet company infringed on its copyright.
"As the one that published the report first, we should be the owner of the article's copyright," the plaintiff said, asking Baidu for a public apology in addition to the compensation.
But Baidu said the report was automatically produced after a collection of big data online, instead of an original article created by the law firm, "so we didn't infringe any copyright".
Lu Zhengxin, the judge responsible for the case, said who should be given the copyright if a work is produced via artificial intelligence or big data systems, not by a person, is the focus of the dispute, as well as a challenge in legal practice.
China's online music pan-entertainment market, which contains online music services, online karaoke, ads, and music copyright operations, is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 37 percent to 215.2 billion yuan ($32.5 billion) by 2023, according to estimates from consultancy iResearch.
These efforts include establishing association to promote authentic online music development in January 2015 and buying exclusive copyright from major industrial players such as Universal Music Group, Sony Music and Warner Music Group in 2017, the report said.
Internet search giant Baidu Inc said on Saturday it has strategically invested in NetEase Cloud Music, one of China's major music live streaming services, and the two partners will carry out deep cooperation in content, traffic flow and copyright.
It takes up to four or five months to register copyright ownership.
"Suning Sports now owns the copyright of almost all top soccer games.
Both VCG and 500px will continue to develop digital copyright services, including registration, transaction, traceability, protection and artistic content collection.
Faced with this declining performance, the company said it will adjust and optimize its management and organizational structure, and resume its main business, including distributing film and television copyright and selling internet-connected TV sets, in order to generate new revenue growth points.
A Chinese clothing company is suing Apple for copyright infringement of the Apple App Store logo, a court in Beijing said Tuesday.
Tencent Holdings announced on Wednesday a 10 billion yuan ($15.1 billion) investment plan to form a content alliance, pledging to groom content creators through cash distribution, project investments, copyright purchases and intellectual property incubations.
"According to the company, it will help the content producers to maximize their profits via advertising, paid membership, franchising, copyright sales, gaming and e-commerce.
Short-video companies' strengthening of copyright cooperation with long-video websites, which will bolster the development of the internet audio-and-video industry, is a burgeoning trend and will create mutual benefits for platforms, content creators and users, said Jiang Han, a senior researcher at market consultancy Pangoal.
"At present, China's copyright industry is ushering in unprecedented historical opportunities," said Zhang Jianchun, vice head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.
Last September, China issued guidelines on IPR development for the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period to further optimize its IPR system in 26 key areas, including legal construction, copyright registration, international and domestic trade and social services.
The standardization of copyright protection law still needs to be improved, and high-quality copyright achievements are not enough.
The country is devoted to fully unleashing the capability and creativity of copyright in the whole society to drive high-quality development, Zhang said, adding Asian countries should enhance multilateral communication and cooperation while actively building up the international copyright trading and information platform.
Last year, the top legislature also revised and made a few more laws, such as on patents, copyright and Hainan Free Trade Port, providing a better legal environment for foreign investors and enterprises, he said.
Zhang also told the conference that China has recently amended its patent, copyright and trademark laws to further improve the protection level.
The ceiling of statutory damages under the copyright law has gone up from 500,000 yuan to 5 million yuan.
Such verdicts include US basketball legend Michael Jordan's name rights disputes, the British Broadcasting Corporation's trademark infringement case and Lego's copyright infringement case.
Also, the use of technology is becoming more common in IPR cases, with wider application of big data, AI and blockchain in copyright registrations and copyright works.
- The added value of China's copyright industry reached 7.32 trillion yuan ($1.12 trillion) in 2019, registering a year-on-year increase of over 10 percent, according to the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication.
From 2016 to 2019, the added value of the copyright industry has grown from 5.46 trillion yuan to 7.32 trillion yuan, with an increase of 34 percent, showed a report recently issued by the academy.
The proportion of the copyright industry in China's GDP also increased from 7.33 percent in 2016 to 7.39 percent in 2019, said the report.
It deals with disputes on trademark, copyright, unfair competition, technical contracts and other cases related to IPR infringement.
The maximum prison term for trademark and copyright infringements will be increased from seven years to 10 years, according to the draft amendment.
"In addition, diverse cultural, legal, copyright, and regulatory requirements in different countries and regions can also impose constraints on the content," Liu said.
Local governments have also rolled out policies such as tax incentives and copyright regulations to shore up the industry.
Daiji township has formed a complete chain for developing the hanfu industry, covering research and development, design and production, copyright protection, cutting and printing, embroidery printing, accessories, exhibition, network marketing and after-sales service, said Li.
Daiji town has formed a complete chain for developing the hanfu industry, covering research and development, design and production, copyright protection, cutting and printing, embroidery printing, accessories, exhibition, network marketing and after-sales service, said Li Tao, Party secretary of Daiji.
Selig made the remarks during a sideline forum at the 13th China International Animation Copyright Fair, which concluded on Sunday in Dongguan, Guangdong province.
A series of problems regarding the metaverse include digital "land rush" speculation, virtual currency scams and copyright disputes, which are fueling worries that such a digital realm of the future is not a desirable one.
The number of computer software copyright registrations increased from 139,200 in 2012 to 2.28 million in 2021.
That revenue is mainly from user payments, advertising and copyright operations.
It will serve as a training center for the UHD industry, a UHD video content production center, a post-production and special effects center and technology laboratory, hardware innovation center, and copyright and incubation center.
In low-income markets, however, market education is still needed due to the low awareness of copyright protection and the price of internet traffic.
"The copyright industry is basically an industry built on trust, and trust cannot be built between two parties without face-to-face communication.
Internet leaders understand the rich copyright reserve that Lazy Joy owns can be translated into value-added services for their devices and products.
For each of these special vessels, the shipbuilder needs to pay up to $6 million for the copyright.
The 1.0 version of the China Media Group (CMG) copyright trading center was launched at Shanghai International Media Port on April 6.
New cooperation projects of the CMG copyright trading center were also signed on the same day.
The projects are related to the fields of copyright content, education and training, 5G+4K and 8K+AI technology, and film and music.
China launched a campaign targeting copyright infringement of movies to be screened during the upcoming Spring Festival movie-going season.
Initiated by copyright and film regulators and police authorities, the operation will focus on fighting against illegal recordings of cinema films, among other violations.
Cinemas, online streaming service providers and film associations are also encouraged to take part in copyright protection.
"People these days are becoming more willing to pay for digital content with greater awareness of copyright protection," said Ding Rui with Oxford University Press' China branch.
Trade in patent and trademark reached 1.72 billion yuan, an increase of 15.97 percent from last year, while trade in copyright amounted to 144 million yuan, involving 2,323 copyrights at the expo.
A draft amendment with harsher punishment for copycats and stronger protection for copyright owners is expected to be adopted by China's top legislature as part of its new move to encourage creativity and promote cultural development.
The draft revision to the Chinese Copyright Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the country's top legislative body, for a third review on Tuesday.
Compared with the previous versions, the latest draft clarifies 500 yuan ($75.50) as the lowest compensation paid by violators for a loss by copyright holders, when the benefit gained by the infringers or the amount of any copyright license fee cannot be determined.
"In some courts, the compensation for each image in such a large infringement case was very low, just around 300 yuan sometimes," he said, adding that the amount is far from enough to punish violators, let alone protect copyright owners.
Increasing compensation for copyright infringements and intensifying efforts to fight piracy were always seen as important elements in the process of revising the law.
The ceiling for compensation that pirates can face has risen to 5 million yuan-up from 500,000 yuan-when the cost to copyright holders, the benefit gained by violators or the copyright license fee is hard to put a value on.
The announcement followed a previous agreement between the company and Taihe Music to cooperate in the fields of music copyright, the internet of things smart devices, and online karaoke.
The added value of China's copyright industry reached 6.63 trillion yuan ($951 billion) in 2018, accounting for 7.37 percent of the country's GDP, according to the China Academy of Press and Publication Tuesday.
New industrial forms including news and publication, broadcasting, software and advertising sped up integration, pushing for fast development of the core copyright industry, the report said.
The value-added output of China's copyright industry stood at 6.63 trillion yuan ($950 billion) in 2018, accounting for 7.37 percent of the country's GDP, according to a report released Monday by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication.
Core copyright sectors, which refer to those that create copyrighted works as their primary products, hit 4.17 trillion yuan in 2018, an increase of 9.3 percent year-on-year, it said.
"Although Chinese cinema companies are still at a very early stage in developing businesses in non-box office sectors and are facing challenges like copyright protection, many companies are on a fast track exploring this field," Chen said.
iResearch noted in the report that the revenue is mainly from user payment, advertising and copyright operations.
A report by China Audio-video and Digital Publishing Association estimated that total revenue from copyright licensing of China's major online reading platforms hit 1.77 billion yuan ($249 million) last year, almost double the number in 2017 of 840 million yuan.
Copyright licensing accounted for about 11.1 percent of the main revenues from China's major online reading platforms in 2018.
Although the number fell behind that of reader subscriptions, which contribute 85.3 percent of China's major internet literature companies' main revenues, the report pointed out that copyright licensing is having an increasingly significant influence on online reading platforms.
It has collaborated with Chinese retailer Suning on media copyright and offline events for soccer fans.