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Does non-commercial music require authorization?

No authorization is required. Music copyright mainly includes: property rights such as performance rights, copy rights, broadcast rights, and network transmission rights of musical works, as well as signature rights, moral rights such as the right to protect the integrity of the work, and non-commercial use. Basically, there will be no copyright infringement, but whether there is profit or not should be strictly distinguished.

1. How to define music infringement?

(1) Publish the work without the permission of the copyright owner.

(2) Publish a work created in collaboration with others as a work created alone without the permission of the co-author.

(3) Signing other people’s works for the purpose of seeking personal fame and fortune without participating in the creation.

(4) Distorting or tampering with other people’s works.

(5) Using the work in the form of performance, broadcast, exhibition, distribution, film, television, video or adaptation, translation, editing, etc. without the permission of the copyright owner.

(6) Using other people’s works without paying remuneration in accordance with regulations.

(7) Live broadcast of the performer’s performance without his permission.

(8) Without the consent of the legal person or client, the author publishes his own work and commissioned works without authorization.

2. Handling of Music Infringement Disputes:

When music copyright disputes occur, they can be resolved in the following ways:

(1) Reconciliation: The parties have the option to resolve it themselves If interested, copyright disputes can be handled through negotiation;

(2) Mediation: The parties may entrust a third party (Copyright Office, copyright protection agency, copyright protection association, law firm and natural person, etc.) to mediate copyright disputes;

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(3) Arbitration: The parties may apply to an arbitration institution for arbitration based on the written arbitration agreement or the arbitration clause in the copyright contract;

(4) Litigation: The parties do not have a written arbitration agreement. If there is no arbitration clause in the copyright contract, you can file a lawsuit directly with the People's Court;

(5) Complaint: The party concerned may complain to the copyright administrative authority. In order to avoid disputes over the ownership of musical works, relevant evidence should be properly preserved during the creation process; copyright registration should be carried out with the China Copyright Protection Center in a timely manner after the creation is completed. If a dispute occurs, seek help from relevant departments and actively safeguard your rights.

Legal basis:

"Copyright Law"

Article 49

Infringement of copyright or copyright-related rights, The infringer shall compensate the right holder according to the actual loss; if the actual loss is difficult to calculate, the infringer may be compensated according to the illegal income of the infringer. The amount of compensation should also include the reasonable expenses paid by the right owner to stop the infringement. If the actual losses of the right holder or the illegal gains of the infringer cannot be determined, the People's Court shall, based on the circumstances of the infringement, award a compensation of not more than 500,000 yuan.