According to the Announcement on Affairs Related to Dissemination and Copyright Work of Olympic Songs of 2008 Olympic Games issued by Music Copyright Society of China (MCSC), the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) has authorized MCSC to manage the copyrights of Olympic songs in a unified manner in the form of collective management.

The announcement points out that BOCOG has authorized MCSC to manage the copyrights of Olympic songs in a unified manner in the form of collective management; non-business use of Olympic songs by individuals, families, schools, institutions and spontaneous public activities does not need to be licensed, so to spread the Olympic spirit, promote the dissemination of Olympic songs and encourage the masses to learn these songs; according to the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Regulations on the Protection of Olympic Symbols, those who use Olympic songs for business purpose in business venues such as shopping malls, supermarkets, hotels and catering places, perform Olympic songs in the forms of vocal concerts or musical performances, or produce and issue audio and video products should first contact MCSC to gain licenses; all the units who want to use Olympic songs for business purpose can contact the headquarters of MCSC and its management centers in various regions via phone, fax and internet to get related information and apply for the licenses.

The copyrights of 72 Olympic songs are currently under protection. Related heads of MCSC notes that once these songs are discovered to be used for business purpose without approval, MCSC will sue related units for the infringement of the copyrights of Olympic songs.

In order to implement related regulations of Olympic IPRs and in response to the instruction spirit of the Propaganda Department of CPC Central Committee on strengthening the dissemination and promotion of Olympic Games, MCSC, the only organization for music copyright collective management in the Chinese mainland, will supply full copyright services of Olympic songs through simple and effective licensing procedures, so as to ensure the legal use of Olympic songs.