Music Industry

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The Chinese music industry has experienced sustained and rapid growth in recent years.In 2018, it has set a new record in the past five years, and ushered in a golden period of development in the new era.(https://www.daowen.com)

According to the Chinese Music Industry Development Report 2019 released on November 8, 2019, among the specific segments of the Chinese music industry in 2018, the size of the “digital music industry” has reached RMB 61.242 billion yuan, and the number of digital music users has exceeded 550 million.The total revenue of music TV and online variety shows has exceeded RMB 6.65 billion yuan.At the same time,under the “music + industry” model, the total output value of the films,television dramas, games and animation music industries has reached RMB 708 million yuan.What is even more encouraging is that the “music copyright brokerage and management” has the largest increase among the specific segments, which indicates that there is a continuous improvement of the copyright protection environment for the development of China’s music industry, and the music copyright system has become increasingly mature.

This chapter sorts out the relevant legal policies and practices of the China’s music industry, which is intended to provide practical guidance for industry professionals who have an interaction with the Chinese music market from a legal perspective, including Measures for the Administration of Import of Audio and Video Recordings (Order No.53 of the General Administration of Press and Publication and the General Administration of Customs) issued by the former General Administration of Press and Publication and the General Administration of Customs on April 6, 2011,the Regulations on the Administration of Audio and Video Products (Order No.666 of the State Council) amended by the State Council on February 6,2016 and came into effect at the same time, the Provisions on the Administration of the Publication Market (Order No.10 of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and the Ministry of Commerce), which came into effect on June 1, 2016, issued by the former State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and the Ministry of Commerce on May 31, 2016, the Regulations on the Administration of Publication (Order No.666 of the State Council) amended by the State Council on February 6, 2016 and came into effect at the same time, Administrative Provisions on the Manufacture of Audio and Video Products amended by the former State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television according to the Order No.13 of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television and took effect on December 11, 2017, etc.This chapter is intended to provide practical guidance from a legal perspective for professionals who are associated with the Chinese music market in terms of operations, cooperation, import and export.