Copyright protection can effectively prevent infringement and piracy and promote the healthy development of the cultural industry. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, with the in-depth implementation of the Copyright Law, copyright administrative departments at all levels have continuously strengthened their awareness of copyright services, innovated service methods, and increased service content.
The protection of copyright not only creates a good atmosphere of public opinion that respects knowledge, respects labor, and respects innovation in the whole society, but also significantly improves the copyright protection situation in our country, and the copyright ecological environment is constantly optimized, which is an important step in promoting an innovative country and Intellectual property rights have played a positive role in building a strong country.
The National Copyright Administration has established 17 national copyright trading centers and national copyright trading bases, 10 national copyright demonstration cities, 74 national copyright demonstration units, and 24 national copyright demonstration parks. At the same time, the ongoing research on the contribution rate of the copyright industry to the national economy provides scientific basis for promoting the development of the copyright industry.
According to the "Report" data, the industry added value of China's copyright industry in 2012 was 3.567415 billion yuan, accounting for 6.87% of the country's GDP; three years later, in 2015, this value exceeded 5 trillion yuan, reaching 5,005.414 billion yuan, accounting for 7.30% of the national GDP. This set of data shows that the proportion of my country's copyright industry in the national economy is increasing year by year and has become a new engine for economic development.
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The establishment and development of China’s copyright system:
China is a large Eastern country with a history of five thousand years of civilization. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, the words "No reproduction allowed" and "Copyright" appeared on the printed books. In 1910, the Qing Dynasty promulgated China's first copyright law, the "Copyright Law of the Qing Dynasty", marking the first time that copyright protection was included in the legal system. Unfortunately, this law, like the Copyright Law later enacted by the Republic of China government, was a piece of paper and could not be adopted.
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, with the arrival of a new upsurge in cultural construction, New China’s copyright industry also began to explore ways. As soon as the People's Congress system was established, the drafting of a copyright law was put on the agenda.
In 1955, a Copyright Law Drafting Group headed by Hu Yuzhi, the first Director of the General Administration of Publishing of the People's Republic of China, was established and began to formulate the Copyright Law. In 1957, the drafting of the "Interim Provisions on Protecting Publication Copyright (Draft)" was completed, but it was shelved for 24 years due to historical reasons.
In January 1979, Comrade Deng Xiaoping, then Vice Premier of the State Council, led a high-level delegation from the Chinese government to visit the United States. When China and the United States negotiated the China-US High Energy Physics Agreement, they reached a deadlock because of copyright issues raised by the United States. Central leaders realize that opening up copyright to the outside world is a big issue.
In April 1979, a report on drafting a copyright law and applying for accession to international copyright conventions was sent to Hu Yaobang, Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Propaganda. Comrade Hu Yaobang instructed: "I agree with the report , please hurry up and organize a team to draft a copyright law." The drafting of China's Copyright Law has thus been restarted.
After 10 years of hard work and overcoming many difficulties, the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China was reviewed and approved by the 15th Session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress in 1990, and was adopted in 1991. It will be officially implemented on June 1. Subsequently, in order to adapt to the needs of my country's accession to the WTO, it was revised again, and in October 2001, the amendment to the Copyright Law was passed.
Over the past 20 years since the promulgation and implementation of the Copyright Law, its role in promoting economic development, cultural prosperity and scientific and technological progress has become increasingly obvious. In June 2008, the State Council promulgated the "National Intellectual Property Strategy Outline", elevating intellectual property protection to a national strategy.
The Seventeenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China clearly stated the strategic goal of “improving independent innovation capabilities and building an innovative country.” The Sixth Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee particularly emphasized “increasing the protection of intellectual property rights, punishing infringements in accordance with the law, and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of copyright holders.” It is these major decisions of the party and the country that promote the improvement of the copyright system and the development of the copyright cause.
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