Home / China / National News Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read
Karaoke Bars to Pay Royalties from Jan
Adjust font size:

Karaoke bars in China will be charged for using music videos from Jan. 1, 2007, the China Audio and Video Association (CAVA) announced on Sunday despite some Karaoke bar owners' opposition.

Wang Huapeng, an official with the China Audio-Video Management Collective (CAVMC) said a dozen heads of its provincial branch offices attend an internal meeting held by the CAVA Friday, agreeing the royalties collection will start from January 1, 2007.

The royalties collection will be directly implemented in well-off cities. For those in less developed regions, local offices of the CAVA will conduct investigation and set "reasonable payment rates," Wang said.

The ceiling rate for each private room in Karaoke bars was set at 12 yuan (US$1.5) per day by the National Copyright Administration on Nov. 9.

Ten billion yuan (US$1.25 billion) in revenues rackedup by the 100,000 karaoke bars in China each year should theoretically generate 8 million yuan (US$1 million) in royalties for copyright holders.

(Xinhua News Agency December 25, 2006)

Tools: Save | Print | E-mail | Most Read

Related Stories
Karaoke Bars to Be Charged for Royalties from 2007
China's Karaoke Royalty Scheme Reaches Impasse
KTV Owners Boycott Royalty Payments
China Sets Royalty Payment Standard for Karaoke Bars
Karaoke Bars Not in Tune with New Fees
SiteMap | About Us | RSS | Newsletter | Feedback
SEARCH THIS SITE
Copyright © China.org.cn. All Rights Reserved     E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-88828000 京ICP证 040089号