Copyright Protection Center of China (CPCC) was established in September 1998 with the approval of Commission Office.
CPCC is the national copyright public service institution supervised directly by State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (National Copyright Administration of China).
CPCC performs the duty as the national copyright registration institution; particularly it is the only institution in China for Computer Software Copyright Registration and Copyright Pledge Registration. It also provides other copyright registers including other works’ copyright registration (except computer software), contracts record, works deposit, digital works’ copyright online registration, and ISRC code (International Standard of Record Code) application etc.
CPCC also performs the duty as the copyright appraisal institution. It contains the Copyright Protection Center Copyright Appraisal Commission, which qualified the Appraisal institution list pointed by Supreme Court and Beijing Higher Court.
CPCC created a self-owned intellectual property, called Digital Copyright Identifier system, initials as DCI, which is playing a significant role in the core infrastructure of national internet copyright public services.
CPCC performs the duty as supervising International Standard Record Coding (ISRC) Center of China.
CPCC performs the duty as Secretariat of the National Copyright Standardization Technical Committee.
CPCC performs the duty as the only shareholder of Copyright Agency of China Co. and China Copyright Magazine Co.