Download Illegal of music in China

I. Overview of illegal download of music in China

In China, music copyright infringement is widely regarded as one of the highest in the world.
“95% of music sales in China are unauthorized, most of them coming from internet which are 225 million internet users in China.” reports from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Even download of music is illegal; lots of people know that if you live in China, we can download music “legally” from different internet for free, just like “Google China”, “Baidu”… It should note that “Intellectual Property in China” has been in place since 1979 with several successes, but with a large amount of download illegal on line during the past decade, China’s supreme governing body “State Council of China” has introduced some regulations, July, 2007. Its goal is to clarify China’s copyright law regarding in the liability of content and service provides involved in the distribution of unauthorized content.
However, due to the wake experience of tackling piracy, the problem of download in China doesn’t have resolved.

II. Copyright law of China & Lawsuits of illegal download

* Copy right law of people’s republic of China (abstract)
Chapter IV: Publication, Performance, Sound Recording, Video Recording and Broadcasting
Section 3 Sound Recordings and Video Recordings
Article 39 A producer of sound recordings or video recording who, for the production of a sound recording or video recording, exploits a work created by another person, shall obtain permission from, and pay remuneration to, the copyright owner.
A producer of sound recordings or video recordings who exploits a work created by adaptation, translation, annotation or arrangement of a preexisting work shall both obtain permission from, and pay remuneration to the owner of the copyright in the work created by adaptation, translation, annotation or arrangement and to the owner of the