China's KTV bar royalty scheme reaches impasse |
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| Nov.30 - China's ubiquitous karaoke bars have taken first blood in their battle against royalty1 fees recently imposed by China's National Copyright Administration (NCAC).
On November 9, the NCAC unveiled a pilot scheme that required karaoke bars in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to pay 12 yuan (1.5 U.S. dollars) a day for each private room.
But the backlash from bar owners has forced the authorities to take a step back. "Those bars that can not afford the royalty charges, will not be forced to pay right now," Liu Guoxiong, head of the the China Audio and Video Association (CAVA) said.
The Guangzhou Cultural and Entertainment Industry Association, which represents the city's largest karaoke bars, led the opposition2 to the scheme and said its members would refuse to pay the fees.
Huang Shiqiu, head of the association, said the group believed the two national associations entrusted3 with the fee collection - the Music Copyright Society of China (MCSC) and the China Audio-Video Collective Administration (CAVCA) - did not have the legal authority to do so and the charges were unreasonably4 high.
The CAVCA is currently awaiting official approval from the government. In the meantime, it has entrusted CAVA to collect the royalties5.
"We should pay the royalty charges but the problem is to whom and how we should pay," Huang said.
Associations representing local karaoke bars in Shanghai and Beijing voiced similar concerns.
Wang Xudong, a copyright lawyer in Nanjing, said that since copyright is a private right, royalty charges should be negotiated by the owners and the users rather than established by the authorities. He also pointed6 out that copyright protection expires 50 years after the author's death.
"The two associations can only collect royalties for copyright owners that have entrusted them to do so. In fact, the copyright of most songs played in karaoke bars has not been entrusted to the associations," Wang said.
"The per-room fee system is also unreasonable7 since it charges money for those songs which the association has not been entrusted to collect," he added. |
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royalty
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| n.皇家，皇族 |
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- She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
- I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。
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opposition
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| n.反对，敌对 |
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- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
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entrusted
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| v.委托，托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- He entrusted the task to his nephew. 他把这任务托付给了他的侄儿。
- She was entrusted with the direction of the project. 她受委托负责这项计划。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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unreasonably
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| adv. 不合理地 |
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- He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean. 他还是个气量狭窄，无事生非，平庸刻薄的人。
- Food in that restaurant is unreasonably priced. 那家饭店价格不公道。
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royalties
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| 特许权使用费 |
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- I lived on about ?3,000 a year from the royalties on my book. 我靠着写书得来的每年约3，000英镑的版税生活。 来自辞典例句
- Payments shall generally be made in the form of royalties. 一般应采取提成方式支付。 来自经济法规部分
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pointed
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| adj.尖的，直截了当的 |
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- He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
- She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
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unreasonable
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| adj.不讲道理的，不合情理的，过度的 |
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- I know that they made the most unreasonable demands on you.我知道他们对你提出了最不合理的要求。
- They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。
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