Clear law needed for online copyright cases

Adapting popular literary works for internet programs and games has become a trend since 2013, creating a serious problem because they could constitute violation of online intellectual property rights. And with the online content industry becoming increasingly prosperous, copyright infringements have become more and more serious, especially in online games.

Many online games infringe the copyright of famous novels, cartoons, movies and television plays as well as other online games.

According to Beijing Haidian district court, copyright infringement cases involving online games increased 173.5 percent year-on-year in 2015.