System of digital publishing policies and regulations in China

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-06-2013-0082
Pages397-408
Published date09 September 2014
Date09 September 2014
AuthorXianRong Huang,Ting Hao
Subject MatterLibrary & information science,Librarianship/library management,Library technology
System of digital publishing
policies and regulations in China
XianRong Huang and Ting Hao
School of Information Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to find the problems in the establishment of Chinese digital
publishing policies and regulations system.
Design/methodology/approach – The research is through analysis the digital publishing policies
and regulations in China referring to digital publishing macro policies, e-book policies, digital music
policies, network animated cartoon policies, network game policies, as well as through examining the
legal system (law, administrative regulation, departmental rules, judicial interpretation) in China.
Findings – The paper concludes that the framework of this system should contain three layers,
and Chinese digital publishing policies and regulations system will continue to be improved
and digital publishing market will be standardized operation. The digital publishing industry policies,
digital publishing resource policies, digital technology policies, copyright policies and p ersonnel
training policies need for further investigation and research.
Research limitations/implications – Because of the coverage of digital publishing industry is so
wide, the policies and regulations which the paper analyzed were not so comprehensive.
Practical implications – It can help the Chinesegovernment make more comprehensive and rational
policiesand regulations for digitalpublishing industry and ensurethe sustainable developmentof digital
publishing industry.
Social implications – The sound of digital publishing policies and regulations system could create
a regular and healthful environment for social community participating spiritual creating and sharing.
Originality/value – The paper proposes that the government should first make clear the basic
objectives of the digital publishing policies and regulations system in China and then determine the
content of the system. It has a positive significance to promote the establishment the system of policies
and regulations in China and can ensure the sustainable development of digital publishing industry.
Keywords Digital publishing policy, Digital publishing regulation, System establishment
Paper type Research p aper
1. Introduction
The report of the Eighteenth Congress of Communist Party of China (on November 8,
2012) mentioned that: “to push forward the building of socialist cultu ral country [y]to
promote the combination of culture and technology, develop the new cultural format
and improve the scale, intensive, professional level of cultural industr y” Hu (2012).
Developing digital publishing industry vigorously has become an important asp ect to
promote the development of cultural industry. Moreover, according to the “2011-2012
Chinese digital publishing annual report”, Chinese digital publishing industry has
produced a total revenue of about 137,788 billion RMB in 2011, which increases
31 percent than the year 2010 Hao (2012). And the added amount is about 38.94 billion
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Received 27 June 2013
Revised 22 September 2013
14 December 2013
7 January 2014
Accepted 24 January 2014
Library Hi Tech
Vol.32 No. 3, 2014
pp. 397-408
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DOI 10.1108/LHT-06-2013-0082
This article is the academic achievement both of the major project of humanities and social
science research base of Ministry of Education – “the research on Chinese and foreign digital
publishing legal system (Project NO.11JJD820005)” and the independent scientific research
project (humanities and social science) of the Wuhan University, supported by “the Fundamental
Research Funds for the Central Universities.” The authors thank these projects for their
supporting to this work.
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