Browse Issues Search Articles Submissions About the Journal Copyright Fixation Podcast Subscribe Go back to Issues PUNITIVE DAMAGES FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN CHINA: INTERPRETATIONS, ISSUES, AND SOLUTIONS Citation: 69 J. COPYRIGHT SOC’Y, 201, (2022) Guangliang Zhang Renmin University of China Law School Introduction In recent years, China has continuously strengthened intellectual property enforcement while actively building a compensation mechanism to combat intellectual property infringement, with “compensation as the mainstay and punishment as the supplement.” The Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China (“Civil Code”), which was promulgated on May 28, 2020, provides a general provision on punitive damages for intellectual property infringement. Since 2019 China has also been amending its Copyright Law and other intellectual property laws. The introduction of punitive damages is an essential feature of this round of intellectual property law revisions, which aims to provide China with a fully established punitive damages system for intellectual property infringement. Full Article cpy_69-1 Punitive Damages in Copyright Infringement in ChinaDownload Related Content Event Jan 7 Copyright and Immersive Experiences: Navigating Registration Challenges at the U.S. Copyright Office Immersive media experiences blend technology, interactivity, and creative expression in ways that challenge traditional copyright registration practice. This panel will… Live CLE Credit Foundational Copyright Ideas Video Nov 12, 2025 Getting Your Arms Around the Public Domain: What to Know As Another Year's Worth of Content Becomes Available November 12 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET Getting ready to field public domain questions in the new year?… CLE Credit AI & Copyright Creativity & Technology Collide Foundational Copyright Ideas Video Oct 29, 2025 Software Copyright Registration Challenges: Making the Best of a Difficult Situation The panel will discuss the difficulties in obtaining enforceable copyright registrations for computer source code, including version identification, identification and… Foundational Copyright Ideas
