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Pattloch, Thomas --- "CHINA" [2018] ELECD 460; in Lavizzari, S. Carlo; Viljoen, René (eds), "Cross-Border Copyright Licensing" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018) 1

Book Title: Cross-Border Copyright Licensing

Editor(s): Lavizzari, S. Carlo; Viljoen, René

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN: 9781784718503

Section: Chapter 1

Section Title: CHINA

Author(s): Pattloch, Thomas

Number of pages: 50

Abstract/Description:

This chapter describes the various laws and administrative regulations in China governing and in part restricting and regulating cross-border copyright licensing agreement. It covers the legal nature of license contracts in China, restrictions in scope of cross-border activities by foreign rightholders, the important issues and principles under contract law applicable when licensing copyright protected works cross-border and problems related to enforcement of copyright license agreements. The chapter concludes with an outlook for the future framework of competition law further impacting copyright licensing.