Commercial Situation of Music in China

The mainland China has a high piracy rate along the issues of the intellectual properties, as a result, the main albums are released in Taiwan or Hong Kong first, this is often one of the business decision made by the record companies. Normally there is some delay before the products are released into mainland China, with occasional exceptions like the work of Cui Jian who was released in Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China at the same time. The problem of the delay in the release of the time of the biggest driver of the piracy, since individuals would rather pirate from the outside, the recent market is not only hindered by the rights issues, as there are several other factors like profit margin, income and other economic question.

 

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