Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China (Amended in 2020) Effective region Promulgation 2020-11-11 date Standing Committee of the National Promulgator People's Congress Effectiveness Taxonomy Industry category NATIONAL Document Order of the President of the People's number Republic of China No.62 Effective 2021-06-01 date Effective Copyright ( Intellectual Property Law->Copyright ) Professional Practices & Consultancy Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China (Amended in 2020) Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No.62 November 11, 2020 (Adopted at the 15th Session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on September 7, 1990; amended for the first time in accordance with the Decision on Revising the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the 24th Session of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on October 27, 2001; amended for the second time in accordance with the Decisions on Revising the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the 13th session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress on February 26, 2010; and amended for the third time in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the 23rd Session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on November 11, 2020) Table of Contents Chapter I General Provisions Chapter II Copyright Section 1 Copyright Owners and Their Rights Section 2 Ownership of Copyright Section 3 Protection Period of the Rights Section 4 Limitation of Rights Chapter III Copyright Licensing and Transfer Contracts Chapter IV Copyright-related Rights Section 1 Publication of Books, Newspapers and Periodicals Section 2 Performance Section 3 Sound and/or Visual Recordings Section 4 Broadcasts by Radio or Television Stations Chapter V Protection of Copyright and Copyright-related Rights Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions Chapter I General Provisions 1