Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 4 A producer of audio and video recordings shall obtain the permission of the copyright owner and pay remuneration for using other people's works to make audio and video recordings.
producers of audio and video recordings shall obtain the permission of the copyright owner of the adaptation, translation, annotation and arrangement of the existing works and pay remuneration to them.
A producer of sound recordings may use a musical work that has been legally recorded as a sound recording by others to make a sound recording without the permission of the copyright owner, but he shall pay remuneration according to regulations; If the copyright owner declares that it is not allowed to use it, it shall not be used.
Article 47 Anyone who commits any of the following acts of infringement shall, according to the circumstances, bear civil liabilities such as stopping the infringement, eliminating the influence, making an apology and compensating for the losses:
(8) Renting his works or audio-visual products without the permission of the copyright owner or copyright-related obligee of the works created by cinematography and works created by methods similar to cinematography, except as otherwise provided in this Law.