Regulations on the Protection of Rights to Information Network Communication (Revised in 2013) Effective region Promulgation 2013-01-30 date Document number Effective date Promulgator State Council Effectiveness Taxonomy Industry category Effective NATIONAL Order of the State Council No. 634 2013-03-01 Copyright ( Intellectual Property Law->Copyright ) Software & Information Technology Regulations on the Protection of Rights to Information Network Communication (Revised in 2013) Order of the State Council No. 634 January 30, 2013 (promulgated by Order of the State Council No.468 on May 18, 2006, revised in accordance with the Decision of the State Council on Revising and Repealing Certain Administrative Regulations made on January 8, 2011, secondly revised in accordance with the Decision of the State Council on Revising the Regulations on the Protection of Rights to Information Network Communication made on January 30, 2013) Article 1 For the purpose of protecting the rights to information network communication of the copyright owners, performers and producers of audio-visual products (hereinafter referred to as the owners) and encouraging the production and spread of the works which are conducive to the development of socialist spiritual civilization and material civilization, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Copyright Law). Article 2 The owners' rights to information network communication shall be subject to the protection by the Copyright Law and these Regulations. Unless otherwise prescribed by any law or administrative regulation, any organization or individual which provides the general public with any other person's works, performance or audio-visual products through the information network shall obtain the owner's permission and pay rewards. Article 3 The works, performance or audiovisual products which are prohibited from being provided pursuant to law are not subject to the protection by these Regulations. No owner who exercises the rights to information network communication may violate the Constitution, relevant laws and administrative regulations or injure any public interests. Article 4 An owner may adopt technical measures for the purpose of protecting the rights to information network communication. No organization or individual may purposely avoid or break technical measures, purposely manufacture, import or provide the general public with any equipment or component that is mainly applied to avoiding or 1