Abstract
Digital piracy of learning materials is arguably considered as unlawful behavior of students under Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as “Chinese Copyright Law”), which has caused great harm to the copyright owners and licensed users. This study aims to examine the reasons for digital piracy of learning materials and the defense against copyright infringement, i.e. fair use regarding private study and research, classroom teaching and scientific research according to Article 24 (1) and Article 24 (6) of Chinese Copyright Law. This study focuses on three questions: whether university students have the awareness of digital piracy of learning materials and the copyright infringement arising from digital piracy, what is the attitude of university students toward digital piracy of learning materials, and how to protect the copyright of digital learning materials under Chinese Copyright Law. There are two instruments in collecting data, questionnaire and semi-structured individual interviews with different university students currently studying in Beijing. Findings suggest that most students had the experience of piracy of learning materials without the awareness of copyright infringement, and they supported digital piracy of learning materials due to the habit, ease, common practice and no charge of digital learning materials. The copyright of digital learning materials could be effectively protected by not charging fees for digital learning materials, collaborating with relevant academic associations to allow students to download at a lower price, and utilizing technical barriers to prevent illegal downloading.
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Dan Liu, University of the Cordilleras, Philippines
Marcelino M. Agnawa Jr., University of the Cordilleras, Philippines
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Conference: ACEID2023
Stream: Interdisciplinary
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To cite this article:
Liu D., & Jr. M. (2023) Digital Piracy Case of Learning Materials in China: A Tough Challenge to Chinese Copyright Law ISSN: 2189-101X – The Asian Conference on Education & International Development 2023 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-101X.2023.28
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-101X.2023.28
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