China’s National Copyright Administration released a draft revision of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Copyright Law for public comment on 13 July 2026, with submissions due by 12 August. The current regulations have not been revised since 2013. The draft would expand the text from 38 to 49 articles, align it with the 2020 Copyright Law amendments, broaden the definition of performers, refine rules on accessible-format copies, and introduce a more detailed framework for technological protection measures and rights-management information in Articles 43–46.
For content platforms, software providers and copyright operators, the practical issue is not simply a longer regulation. The draft points toward closer scrutiny of digital rights controls, metadata handling, permitted circumvention, user network and data security, and the treatment of accessible works. The wording may still change after consultation, but affected businesses should already review their licensing, DRM, performer-consent and accessibility workflows and decide whether operational concerns should be raised before the 12 August deadline.
