American Copyright Collective Management System And Its Reference Meaning To China

The copyright collective management organization is one kind of social group legal person that were collectively set up legally by one kind of works' (such as music works) owners, entrusted by all copyright owner's, taking its own name, as for the copyright owner and other obligee's benefits to Authorize the works users,to collect works cost and make the rational distribution among owners and other obligees. The copyright collective management organization is one kind of non-beneficial juridical association, having non- beneficial, monopolization characteristics and so on. The copyright collective management organization system founded in the 19th century's France, latter by the other national widespread use, and formed the monopolization and the competitive two kinds pattern.America has established a sound competitive copyright collective management system.From the establishment of collective management organizations, the internal body set up, the membership system, licensing system to its supervision and management system,its system has gotten to a high Development level.Compared with the United States, China's monopoly of copyright collective management system has many deficiencies and shortcomings. Neither has a sound collective management organizations, nor a perfect related system. In order to betterly protect the interests of copyright and users, the dissemination and promotion of cultural prosperity, China's urgently need to create a sound collective management organizations and the system. Based on this, we will be trying to make a comparison between China and American copyright collective management system of organization to find out improved methods of the system.