First copyright auction for TV, movie content

The first national-level copyright auction for movie and TV content next month is expected to increase the weight of screenwriters in the industry, said organizers of the event.

Co-organized by the Writers Publishing House, the International Copyright Exchange and the government of Yongkang city in Zhejiang province, the auction has attracted 860 written works ranging from history and science fiction to war, love and ethics.

Under the gavel at the auction will be rights to 682 screenplays, 146 novels - including two from Singapore and five from Taiwan - and 32 movie and TV projects, including 28 from overseas. Ten works were promoted at a press conference on Nov 15, including three movie scripts from Hollywood