In 2025, a total of 4170 cases of infringement and piracy were investigated and prosecuted in various regions.

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05/06/2026
On the 5th, it was reported by the National Copyright Administration that the organization had recently compiled a Chinese and English version of the "Copyright Protection and Development Status in China" report. The report shows that by 2025, the National Copyright Administration will comprehensively strengthen copyright creation, utilization, protection, management, and services, guiding copyright-related departments in all regions to investigate and handle 4,170 cases of copyright infringement and piracy, shut down 2,920 infringing and pirated websites, and delete 1.16 million infringing and pirated links. The report also shows that by 2025, the total number of copyright registrations in the country reached 10.677 million, with 3.1828 million software copyright registrations completed, a year-on-year increase of 12.58%. Following the first time in 2024 that the total number of copyright registrations in the country exceeded 10 million, the total number of copyright registrations in the country exceeded 10 million again in 2025, with 7.4939 million works registered and 3.1828 million software copyright registrations.