Jurisdiction over copyright disputes
Article 2 Copyright civil dispute cases shall be under the jurisdiction of the people's courts above the intermediate level.
Each higher people's court may determine a number of grassroots people's courts to have jurisdiction over first-instance cases of copyright civil disputes based on the actual conditions of their respective jurisdictions.
Article 3: If a party files a lawsuit in the People's Court to pursue the civil liability of the perpetrator for copyright infringement investigated and dealt with by the copyright administrative department, the People's Court shall accept the case.
When hearing a civil dispute case involving copyright infringement that has been handled by the copyright administrative department, the People's Court shall conduct a comprehensive review of the facts of the case.
Article 4: Civil lawsuits filed due to copyright infringement shall be determined by the place where the infringement was committed, as stipulated in Articles 46 and 47 of the Copyright Law. The people's court at the place where the infringing products are stored or seized or seized, or where the defendant is domiciled has jurisdiction.
The storage place of infringing copies specified in the preceding paragraph refers to the place where a large number or frequent storage and concealment of infringing copies; the place of seizure and seizure refers to the customs, copyright, Administrative agencies such as industry and commerce shall seal up and detain the location of infringing copies in accordance with the law.
Article 5: When a joint lawsuit is filed against multiple defendants involving different places where the infringement was committed, the plaintiff may choose the jurisdiction of the people's court where the infringement of one of the defendants was committed; If a lawsuit is filed only against one of the defendants, the people's court in the place where the defendant's infringement was committed shall have jurisdiction.
