China Copyright Association: Blockchain technology brings changes to the copyright field

It is reported that at the 7th China Network Copyright Protection and Development Conference, the China Copyright Association released the Report on the Application of New Technologies in the Copyright Field. The Report believes that based on the advantages of blockchain technology such as decentralization, trustability and tamperability, blockchain has obvious advantages in reducing the cost of copyright management, improving the efficiency of copyright confirmation and protection, and reducing the cost of copyright transactions. At present, domestic relatively mature copyright blockchain products have played an important role in practical application scenarios such as copyright certificate storage, fixed certificate and transaction. In the future, we should pay attention to blockchain technology at the legislative level and give full play to the positive value of blockchain technology; In the copyright administration, we need to pay attention to the innovative changes brought by the blockchain in the field of copyright confirmation, and clarify the regulatory principles, means, objects and legal responsibilities of the blockchain copyright confirmation application as soon as possible; In the judicial protection of copyright, we should reasonably regulate the jurisdiction and build a nationwide unified blockchain certificate storage platform; At the same time, it is also necessary to make industry specifications for the use of blockchain technology for creators, publishers, media platforms and blockchain service platforms; We also need to pay attention to the application boundary and challenges of blockchain technology in helping the development of copyright industry, and solve them scientifically. (China Intellectual Property Information Network)

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The message reports on the release of a new report by the China Copyright Association regarding the application of new technologies, particularly blockchain, in the copyright field. The report recognizes the advantages of blockchain such as decentralization, trustability, and tamperability, and highlights how it can reduce the cost of copyright management, increase efficiency in copyright protection and confirmation, and lower the cost of copyright transactions. The report notes that there are already some mature copyright blockchain products in the Chinese market that have proven useful in practical scenarios such as certificate storage, fixed certificate, and transaction.

To fully leverage the positive aspects of blockchain, the report suggests paying attention to legislative changes that enable the technology’s use in the copyright industry, making industry specifications for key stakeholders such as creators, publishers, media platforms, and blockchain service platforms, and clarifying regulatory principles and legal responsibility. It is also necessary to regulate jurisdiction and build a unified blockchain certificate storage platform to provide judicial protection of copyright on a nationwide scale. However, the report acknowledges that there are still challenges in using blockchain to support the copyright industry and suggests solving them through scientific means.

Three keywords that can be extracted from this message are blockchain, copyright, and technology. The message highlights how blockchain can improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of copyright management and stresses the importance of promoting blockchain applications in the copyright industry. The report suggests several actions, including legislative changes, regulatory clarity, and standardized practices, to unleash the potential of blockchain in the copyright sector.