Yahong Li on Music Copyright Society of China's Legal Right and Standing to Bring Lawsuit in Its Own Name (new book chapter)

"Music Copyright Society of China Has Legal Right and Standing to Bring Lawsuit in Its Own Name"

Yahong Li

in Kung-Chung Liu (ed.), Annotated Leading Copyright Cases in Major Asian Jurisdictions (City University of Hong Kong Press, 2019), pp. 98-101

Abstract: This is a case filed by the Music Copyright Society of China ("MCSC") against Suzhou Broadcasting and Television Bureau ("SBTB") for broadcasting its members' published songs without payment.  The appeal court, Suzhou Intermediate People's Court, upheld the judgment of the first instance, Suzhou Huqiu District Court: the defendant is liable for infringement of MCSC's right in broadcasting, and the defendant's defense of fair use should be rejected.