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Music copyright infringement in the People's Republic of China is widely regarded as one of the highest in the world. Some reports from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry say about 95 percent or higher of music sales in China are unauthorized, most coming from downloads of copyrighted music on the Internet. There are 456 million Internet users in China and no real legitimate online music service, such as iTunes, that sells copyrighted music. Some record stores sell unauthorized copies of artists’ music for as little as $4. This has been hard on international and Chinese record industries such as the Music Copyright Society of China, with revenues dropping 90 percent and new release sales falling about 50 percent since 2005. There are also Chinese-based peer-to-peer services assisting in large-scale illegal file-sharing, according to the IFPI. In 2005, the IFPI reported more than 350 million unauthorized disks were sold and the physical piracy value totaled about $410 million. Most of these illegal sites or services offer songs for free, generating income from advertising and other services. == Changing Chinese copyright law == Intellectual property in the People's Republic of China have been in place since 1979 with varying levels of success. With a large amount of copyright infringement online during the past decade, China's supreme governing body, the State Council of the People's Republic of China, has introduced streamlined regulations, effective July 1, 2007 that clarifies China's copyright law regarding the liability of content and service providers involved in the distribution of unauthorized content. In the 21st Century, the Chinese government has tried to crack down on online piracy. In 2006, a memorandum of understanding with a number of media industry associations to help fight piracy and protect online copyright was signed. This was after the piracy rate of software in China reached 86 percent. In April 2007, the United States government filed action against China with the World Trade Organization for violating intellectual property rights. The suit was brought because it was believed the Chinese government was not acting against piracy as a criminal offense. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Music copyright infringement in the People's Republic of China」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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