According to China Copyright Protection Center, China's computer software copyright registration continued to maintain rapid growth last year. The total number of copyright registration reached 70,965, up 49.7 %.

In addition, Software copyright registration amounted to 67,912, with an increase of 48.6%; there were 182 registrations of software copyright transfer and license, up 26.38%; 2,752 alteration registrations, up 91.64%; 119 registrations of software copyright pledging, up 9.17%, Tang Zhaozhi, the deputy director of China Copyright Protection Center Tang Zhaozhi said.

The top 5 provinces for software copyright registration were Beijing, Guangdong, Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu. While in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Fujian, Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan, with a rate of 30% growth on average, among which, Hunan boosted the sharpest growth of Top 10.

(China IP News)