China News Service, February 20 (Xinhua) According to the National Copyright WeChat official account, the National Copyright Administration issued a notice on the national copyright registration situation in 2023. Among them, the total number of national copyright registrations in 2023 reached 8,923,901, a year-on-year increase of 40.46%.

  Overall situation

  The total number of copyright registrations nationwide in 2023 will reach 8,923,901, a year-on-year increase of 40.46%.

Copyright registration status of works

  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 nationwide shows a significant growth trend. The cities with the largest number of 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 registration; China Copyright Protection Center 493,070, accounting for 7.67% of the total registration; Shanghai 412,660, accounting for 6.42% of the total registration. The above registrations account for 55.87% of the total registrations nationwide. 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, there are 42,793 video products, accounting for 0.67% of the total registered number; 35,547 graphic works, accounting for 0.55% of the total registered number; 25,766 musical works, accounting for 0.40% of the total registered number; and 19,446 sound recording products, accounting for 0.55% of the total registered number. 0.30% of the total; there are 5,946 models, dramas, folk arts, architectural works, etc., accounting for 0.09% of the total registration.

Computer software copyright registration status

  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.

  Judging from the distribution of registration areas, computer software copyright registration areas are mainly distributed in the eastern region, with about 1.47 million registrations, accounting for 59% of the total registrations.

  Judging from the number of registrations in each region, the provinces (cities) with the largest number of computer software copyright registrations are: Guangdong, Beijing, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Sichuan, Shandong, Hubei, Anhui, and Shaanxi. A total of about 1.75 million software copyrights have been registered in the above-mentioned regions, accounting for 70% of the total registrations. Among them, more than 260,000 software copyrights have been registered in Guangdong Province, accounting for 11% of the total number of registrations.

Registration status of copyright pledge

  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% ; The main debt amount involved was 9,958.174 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 82.82%; the guarantee amount involved was 9,857.8388 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 80.85%.

  There were 361 computer software copyright pledge registrations, a year-on-year increase of 28.01%; the number of contracts involved was 361, a year-on-year increase of 28.01%; the number of software involved was 2,032, a year-on-year increase of 39.85%; the main debt amount involved was 9,171.4906 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 148.30%; involving The guaranteed amount was 9,073.9956 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 145.83%.

  There were 50 copyright pledge registrations for works (except computer software), a year-on-year decrease of 26.47%; the number of contracts involved was 21, a year-on-year increase of 133.33%; the number of works involved was 50, a year-on-year decrease of 26.47%; the main debt amount involved was 786.6834 million yuan, A year-on-year decrease of 55.13%; the guaranteed amount involved was 783.8432 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 55.46%.