Exploring China’s Legislative Framework for Copyright Protection of Video Games

Yanbing Xu; Xiaoyang Xie

doi:10.6918/IJOSSER.202606_9(6).0001

Authors

Yanbing Xu
Xiaoyang Xie

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6918/IJOSSER.202606_9(6).0001

Keywords:

Video games; copyright protection; categories of works, legislative framework.

Abstract

The rapid growth of the video game industry in China has imposed pressing demands on current judicial practice, characterized by a surge in game-related copyright litigation alongside a persistent legislative lacuna. Currently, the piecemeal protection approach prevalent in Chinese judicial practice can, at best, be considered a temporary expedient. In an era of explosive industrial expansion, exploring a sound legislative framework for the legal relationships inherent in video games is not only of practical utility for dispute resolution, but also an urgent requirement dictated by technological evolution for the copyright legal regime.

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