EU-China roundtable on copyright protection in the digital environment

On 13 December 2023, the EU-China roundtable on copyright protection in the digital environment was successfully held in Harbin, China. This meeting marked the ongoing in-depth cooperation between the IP Key China Project and the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC).

This roundtable discussion, held in the framework of the revised China Copyright Law effective from June 1, 2021, builds upon the outcomes of past activities in partnership with the NCAC. The event provided a platform to delve into updated perspectives on copyright and related rights protection and enforcement in the digital environment in Europe and China.

Wang Zhicheng, Director General of Copyright Department of the National Copyright Administration of China, Tan Yuhong, Executive Deputy Director General of Publicity Department of the CPC Heilongjiang Provincial Committee (Heilongjiang Provincial Copyright Bureau) and Gyta BERASNEVICIUTE-SINGH, the Project Leader of IP Key China, extended a warm welcome to participants and delivered opening remarks.

The closed-door meeting attracted over 80 participants, including experts from the EU Member States, the National Copyright Administration of China, and representatives from the Heilongjiang Copyright Office, European and Chinese academics, international copyright-related associations representing right holders and users.

• Application of the Right of Making Available to the Public, with Special Attention to the Question of “Online Exhaustion” - Mihaly FICSOR - EN-CN [PDF - 4.29MB]
• China’s Copyright Protection of Musical Works in Digital Era - LIU Ping - EN-CN [PDF - 3.77MB]
• Copyright and the training of generative AI- An EU perspective - Eleonora ROSATI - EN-CN [PDF - 4.25MB]
• Copyright Protection of Written Works in Digital Environment in China - ZHANG Hongbo - EN-CN [PDF - 2.44MB]
• Direction of Revising Copyright Regulations in China - WANG Qian - EN-CN [PDF - 1.52MB]
• Internet Music Content Protection and Music Industry Development - ZHANG Xiaoyue - EN-CN [PDF - 1.07MB]
• Liability of internet platforms under EU IP law- Between case law and legislative action - Eleonora ROSATI - EN-CN [PDF - 2.68MB]
• Opportunities and Challenges of Content Service Platforms in the Digital Era - WANG Ruiting - EN-CN [PDF - 4.92MB]
• Overview of aspects of generative artificial  intelligence - Mihaly FICSOR - EN-CN [PDF - 3.47MB]
• Responsibilities and Obligations of Online Platforms with New Business in New Areas and Forms - LI Zizhu - EN-CN [PDF - 1.98MB]
• Structural issues of collective management of copyright and related rights - Mihaly FICSOR - EN-CN [PDF - 2.14MB]