China News Service, Beijing, February 20 (Reporter Ying Ni) The National Copyright Administration of China reported the national copyright registration situation in 2023 on the official website on the 20th. Data showed that the total number of copyright registrations in China in 2023 reached 8,923,901, a year-on-year increase of 40.46%. .
According to statistics on work registration information from the Copyright Bureaus of various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the China Copyright Protection Center, a total of 6,428,277 works copyright registrations were completed nationwide in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 42.30%.
The overall number of copyright registrations for works across the country shows a significant growth trend. The top three registrations are: Beijing City, 1,101,072, accounting for 17.13% of the total registrations; Shandong Province, 873,826, accounting for 13.59% of the total registrations; Fujian Province, 710,648, Accounting for 11.06% of the total registrations. Compared with 2022, the number of copyright registrations for works in Henan, Tibet, Shandong, Fujian, Hebei, Jiangxi, Yunnan, and Qinghai has increased by more than 100%; the number of copyright registrations for works in Xinjiang, Hunan, Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Tianjin, and Jilin The growth rate exceeds 50%.
In terms of types of works, the largest number of registered works is 3,296,437 works of art, accounting for 51.28% of the total; the second is 2,501,968 photographic works, accounting for 38.92% of the total; the third is 329,128 written works, accounting for 329,128 of the total registered. 5.12% of the total volume; fourth is 118,544 film and television works, accounting for 1.84% of the total registration volume. The number of copyright registrations for the above types of works accounted for 97.17% of the total number of registrations.
In addition, according to the statistics of computer software copyright registration information from the China Copyright Protection Center, a total of 2,495,213 computer software copyright registrations were completed nationwide in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 35.95%. Both the number of registrations and the growth rate hit a five-year high. According to the statistics of copyright pledge registration information from the China Copyright Protection Center, a total of 411 copyright pledge registrations were completed nationwide in 2023, a year-on-year increase of 17.43%; the number of contracts involved was 382, a year-on-year increase of 31.27%; the number of works involved was 2,082, a year-on-year increase of 36.88% . (over)