Anyone who exploits a work created by others shall, except where no permission is required in accordance with the law, conclude a contract with, or otherwise obtain permission from, the copyright owner.

A contract shall include the following basic clauses:(1) the manner of exploitation of the work covered by the license;(2) the exclusive or nonexclusive nature of the right to exploit the workcovered by the license;(3) the scope and term of the license;(4) the amount of remuneration and the method of its payment;(5) the liability for breach of contract; (6) any other matter which the contracting parties consider necessary.

Without permission from the copyright owner, the other party to the contract shall not exercise the right which the copyright owner has notexplicitly licensed in the contract.

The term of validity of a contract shall not exceed ten years. The contract may be renewed on expiration of that term.

(Lawyer Wu Yingjie)