The seventh China-Korea seminar on copyright themed “New mechanisms on monitoring online copyrights and rights protection between China and Korea” kicked off in Beijing on June 6, jointly hosted by China’s National Copyright Administration (NCA) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, organized by China Copyright Protection Center and Korea Copyright Commission, participated by specialists, groups and business representatives in the field of video, online games and animation industries from both countries.
At the seminar, Wang Ziqiang, chief of the copyright management division of NCA, remarked that China has initially established a fairly comprehensive legal system to protect online copyright and has been constantly combating online piracy and infringements, which is a global issue and needs to be tackled by an improved international protection mechanism.
Duan Guijian, head of China Copyright Protection Center, highlighted the necessity of establishing mechanisms on interests sharing and copyright protection with respect to the Internet and the new media.
Kim Jong-Ryul, head of the content industry department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea, and Lee Bo-kyung, chief of the Korea Copyright Commission, delivered speeches on the attitude and measures taken to promote online copyright legislation and enforcement by the Korean government and their copyright agencies.
In addition, some representatives from famous copyright agencies of China, such as the China online game copyright protection alliance, China Hualu Group Co., Ltd. and Kaku animation channel, as well as chiefs from Korean institutions including Candle Media, Iconix and NC Soft, delivered speeches respectively to share successful experiences and specific practices on online copyright protection.
During the seminar, China Copyright Protection Center and Korea Copyright Commission signed “an entrustment agreement on copyright monitoring of Korean works available in Chinese video sites and some research projects related to legal issues on copyright protection”. Korea will monitor the distribution of their works in Chinese video sites through a CPCC platform on copyright supervision, investigation and evidence collection and will provide reports accordingly. This is the first time for Korea copyright agencies to authorize Chinese copyright public service organs to take technical approaches to do the monitoring and right protection projects.
At present, the seminar has become a communication platform for both countries to exchange ideas periodically and it offers opportunities for both sides to discuss copyright-related issues such as the protection status, dispute settlements and business cooperation.
Both China and Korea have highly appreciated the seminar conducted this year, which has further promoted the information exchange and business cooperation between copyright industries of both countries.
Source:IPR in China
