Together with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Internet Information Office of the People’s Republic, the National Copyright Administration of China (NCAC) recently began a campaign against copyright infringement and piracy on the internet. Move To Strengthen Copyright Supervision In a press release, the agency states that one of the initiative’s main goals is to improve online business copyright supervision. They will do that by looking into cases involving the sale and distribution of illegal goods on short-form video, live broadcasts, and e-commerce platforms and promptly dealing with illegal content. The NCAC is especially concerned about escalating copyright protection issues caused by the actions of several businesses using cutting-edge technologies. The issuing of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is one area where the watchdog wants to tighten control. To develop NFTs, make digital collections and market stolen scripts online, the authority claimed it would “severely crack down on the unauthorized use of other people’s works of art, music, animation, games, film, and television.” Strengthening Entire Online Copyright Chain The NCAC is confident about the progress in that direction by enforcing fines, advancing regulatory standards, and strengthening the entire online copyright chain. It asserts that doing so will hasten a market-driven, lawful, and global busin...
