The Music Copyright Society of China (MCSC) (中国音乐著作权协会) is the country's only officially recognized organization for music copyright administration and has issued copyrights for over 14 million music works for approximately 4,000 members.

Founded in 1992, the Music Copyright Society of China is the only collective rights management

Collective rights management

Collective rights management is the licensing of copyright and related rights by organizations acting on behalf of rights owners. Collective management organisations, such as collecting societies, typically represent groups of copyright and related rights owners, such as authors, composers,...

 organization for copyright in China, with ties to over 30 foreign music copyright protection organizations including the Irish Music Rights Organization, the National Music Publisher’s Association in the United States, and the Performing Rights Society-England.

See also

• Intellectual property in the People's Republic of China
  Intellectual property in the People's Republic of China
  Intellectual property rights have been acknowledged and protected in the People's Republic of China since 1979. The People's Republic of China has acceded to the major international conventions on protection of IPRs...
  
  
• Music copyright infringement in the People's Republic of China
  Music copyright infringement in the People's Republic of China
  Music copyright infringement in the People's Republic of China is widely regarded as one of the highest in the world. Some reports from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry say about 95 percent or higher of music sales in China are unauthorized, most coming from downloads of...
  
  
• China Audio-Video Copyright Association
  China Audio-Video Copyright Association
  China Audio-Video Copyright Association is the only association of its kind approved by the National Copyright Administration...