The Measures for the Registration of Computer Software Copyright were promulgated in 2002 and entered into force on 20 Feb. 2002.
There are 35 articles in total, which aim to clarify how to register the software copyright, as well as the exclusive license contract and the transfer contract of software copyright.
The key points are as follows:
The applicant for software copyright registration shall be the copyright owner of the software and the natural person, the legal person or the organization that inherits, purchases or assumes the software copyright.
The applicant for registration of software copyright contract shall be a party to the exclusive license contract or the transfer contract of software copyright.
The applicant or one of the applicants may be a foreigner or a stateless person.
The National Copyright Administration is in charge of the software copyright registration nationwide. The Copyright Protection Center of China is recognized as the software registration agency by the National Copyright Administration.
If the China Copyright Protection Center considers that the application meets the registration requirements after examining the application, it shall register the software copyright, issue the corresponding registration certificate to the applicant and make an announcement therefor.