Challenges and Responses of China's Digital Copyright Protection Under the Framework of the CPTPP Agreement

Xingyu Cheng, Zi Jia

2025

Abstract

China’s bid to join the CPTPP faces dual challenges in digital copyright protection and international rule alignment. This study examines CPTPP’s stringent copyright standards against China’s legal framework, identifying divergences in criminal thresholds, protected subject scope, and infringement compensation. While CPTPP’s norms drive legislative upgrades, excessive protections risk judicial complexity and cultural sector constraints. The analysis proposes a dual-path strategy, harmonizing with global rules through refined legislation (e.g., broadening rights coverage, adopting punitive damages), while calibrating safeguards for public access and cultural dissemination. Balancing innovation incentives and social welfare-via flexible fair use clauses and tech-driven enforcement-could mitigate overprotection risks. Such adaptive governance supports China’s CPTPP accession negotiations and fosters sustainable growth in digital content industries by reconciling international compliance with domestic developmental priorities.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Cheng X. and Jia Z. (2025). Challenges and Responses of China's Digital Copyright Protection Under the Framework of the CPTPP Agreement. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Politics, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICPLSS; ISBN 978-989-758-785-6, SciTePress, pages 499-504. DOI: 10.5220/0014385300004859

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icplss25,
author={Xingyu Cheng and Zi Jia},
title={Challenges and Responses of China's Digital Copyright Protection Under the Framework of the CPTPP Agreement},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Politics, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICPLSS},
year={2025},
pages={499-504},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0014385300004859},
isbn={978-989-758-785-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Politics, Law, and Social Science - Volume 1: ICPLSS
TI - Challenges and Responses of China's Digital Copyright Protection Under the Framework of the CPTPP Agreement
SN - 978-989-758-785-6
AU - Cheng X.
AU - Jia Z.
PY - 2025
SP - 499
EP - 504
DO - 10.5220/0014385300004859
PB - SciTePress