Copyright Law

Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国著作权法

[Current Text: Chinese | English › NPC; $ China Law Translate]

(adopted Sept. 7, 1990, effective June 1, 1991; amended and effective Oct. 27, 2001; amended Feb. 26, 2010, effective Apr. 1, 2010; amended Nov. 11, 2020, effective June 1, 2021)

• Status: Amendment passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: National Copyright Administration
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 12^th NPCSC Category I; 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2013 (preparatory), 2014 (preparatory), 2015 (preparatory), 2017 (preparatory), 2018 (preparatory), 2020
• Legislative History & Texts
  • NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd (final) round: November 2020 (Chinese, English)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: August 2020 (Chinese only)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: April 2020 (Chinese, English)
  • State Council public consultation – 3^rd round: April 2014 (Chinese, English)
  • State Council public consultation – 2^nd round: July 2012 (Chinese only)
  • State Council public consultation – 1^st round: March 2012 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Apr. 26, 2020)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Aug. 8, 2020)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Nov. 10, 2020)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Nov. 11, 2020)
  • Presidential Order (Nov. 11, 2020)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Amends Copyright Law and Adopts Veterans Support Law (Nov. 12, 2020)
• NPCSC Special Session Watch: Copyright Law Amendment & Veterans Support Law (Nov. 3, 2020)
• NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Copyright Law Amendment, National Flag & Emblem Laws Amendments, NPC Organizational & Procedural Rules Amendments & Two Other Bills (Aug. 16, 2020)
• NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Biosecurity Law, Copyright Law Amendment, Armed Police Law Revision & Two Other Bills (Apr. 30, 2020)
• NPCSC Session Watch: COVID-19 Responses, Copyright, Armed Police Reform & Silence on 2020 NPC (Apr. 17, 2020)