Collective Management of Music Copyright: A Comparative Analysis of China, the United States and Australia

Two of the objectives of the Chinese Copyright Law are to protect the copyright of authors to their literary and artistic works and encourage the creation and dissemination of works.

Dr Qinqing Xu is a lecturer in Intellectual Property Law in the Law School at Durham University, the United Kingdom. Qinqing obtained her PhD degree with Distinction (Examiners’ Commendation for Outstanding Thesis) from the University of Wollongong, Australia. She also completed a Bachelor of Law with Distinction and a Bachelor of Arts, and a Master of Law with Distinction. Qinqing’s research interests focus on copyright, including music copyright, and widely cover other topics such as intellectual property issues related to gaming and intangible cultural heritages. She is also interested in comparative law, business law and international