China's National Copyright Administration (NCAC) Releases
Notification on Copyright Registrations in 2021
Date: 22 March 2022
NCAC's recently issued 'Notification of the National
Copyright Administration on National Copyright Registration in
2021' shows continued growth in copyright registration in
China. In 2021, the total number of copyright registrations
nationwide reached 6,264,378, a year-on-year increase of
24.30%.
The details are as follows:
- There were 3,983,943 copyright registrations nationwide in
2021, up 20.13% over the previous year. Overall, China's
copyright registrations witnessed a steady upward trend. Major
contributing filing centers included Beijing with 1,025,511
registrations, 25.74% of the national total, followed by CPCC
(Copyright Protection Center of China) (527,432, 13.24%), Jiangsu
(371,776, 9.33%), Shanghai (345,583, 8.67%), Shandong (230,814,
5.79%), and Guizhou (200,929, 5.04%). The aforesaid registrations
took up 67.82% of the
