What you need to know about the Copyright law in China?The Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Copyright Law) adopted on 7th September, 1990, was amended for the first time in 2001 and for the second time in 2010. Amendment to the Copyright Law for the third time is now underway. In addition, there are many other laws, regulations, ordinances and rules about copyright in China. China has also acceded to major international copyright treaties, such as the century-old Berne Convention, the Universal Copyright Convention, and the decade-old Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, or TRIPS Agreement, which set minimum standards for copyright regulation.Works Protected under Copyright Law in China Protected works include, among other things, works of literature, art, natural science, social science, engineering and technology, created in any of the following forms: (i) Writ......url:http://www.chinalegalexpress.com