José Borghino
Li Pengyi, speaking to IPA as a spokesman for the Publishers Association of China, is quoted, saying. “I think the new law will, from a legal perspective, provide Chinese publishing enterprises and authors with more powerful and professional support, and help them protect their rights and interests more comprehensively.”
As reported by Cissy Zhou for China Macro Economy, copyright proponents may feel they dodged a bullet on one provision that reportedly was removed in the amendment’s final draft. Zhou writes, “The proposed provision within Article 4, which covers literary and artistic properties as well as scientific works such as computer programs, was intended to prevent copyright owners from hindering the ‘normal distribution of works’ and ‘harming the public interest.'”