Letter of Recommendation and Invitation to the Rating Event of 2015 Fourth Shenzhen Copyright Gold Award

All industry associations, enterprises and relevant organizations,
   Supported and instructed by Radio and Television Administration of Guangdong Province (Copyright Office), Shenzhen Market Supervision Administration (Intellectual Property Right Office) and related authorities, the award ceremony of the Fourth Copyright Gold Award cosponsored by Shenzhen Copyright Society, Shenzhen Economic Daily and Tencent Guangdong Network will take place in mid or late December 2015 in order to encourage and acknowledge those enterprises and persons of Shenzhen Municipality that have made outstanding achievements in creation, application, protection and management of copyright-related sectors in the year. To this end, the Organizing Committee will rate award-winning works, items and entities of the Fourth Shenzhen Copyright Gold Award from October 16 to November 20. We are now inviting copyright-related industry associations, enterprises and administration authorities to conduct active recommendation and informing you of related affairs as follows:

I. Event Purpose
   Copyright is one of the three pillars of intellectual property rights. Compared to patent, trademark and other industrial properties, copyright is known as the currency of creative economy. Thus, it both has unique social attributes and also displays evident economic attributes. The praise mechanism of the Copyright Gold Award is built in the hope of inspiring creation and promoting continuous appearance of excellent cultural results. In addition, we hope to carry forward copyright application, praise copyright protection and promote the innovation and development of news, publication, radio, television, literature, art, creative design, advertisement design and other related industries, thereby propelling a balanced growth of hard and soft strengths of the city. It has promoted the cultural and creative industry of Shenzhen to become more aware of copyright year by year and played a positive role in establishing a legal environment for mass innovation, respect for copyright and copyright protection. As the only important copyright-related event of the Creative December Campaign this year, Shenzhen Copyright Gold Award will communicate copyright knowledge and function and promote the development of the copyright industry.

 II. Awards
     The event will set a total of 25 awards, including 10 “Copyrighted Works Gold Awards”, 3 “Copyright Application Awards”, 3 “Copyright Protection Gold Awards”, 5 “Excellent Copyright Manager Awards”, 2 “Most Influential Enterprise Awards for Copyright Industry” and 2 “Special Contribution Awards for Copyright Industry”, in six categories.

 III. Scope of Rating
   The event will set the “Copyrighted Works Gold Award”, the “Copyright Application Gold Award”, the “Copyright Protection Gold Award”, the “Excellent Copyright Manager Award”, the “Most Influential Enterprise Award for Copyright Industry” and the “Special Contribution Awards for Copyright Industry”, which will mainly target enterprises, nonprofit organizations and individuals in Shenzhen Municipality.
    The “Works Award” requires authors provide works, such as ( 1. Literary works: Literary works, film and television scripts that have been published; 2. Musical works; 3. Animation works: Animation design, cartoon works and game works; 4. Applied art works: Industrial design works, planar design works, jewelry design and apparel design works; 5. Film & TV works). The other awards don’t require text descriptions and recommendation tables.

IV. Recommendation Conditions
 1. Works Award (10 awards altogether)
   Original works or works that are innovative in form of creation and content, render positive and progressive ideological contents, feature an extensive scope of communication and high level of social recognition, create evident economic benefits and social benefits and take certain market share.
   An applicant for the award must submit his or her certificate of title to the works such as copyright registration certificate, working paper or original involving copyright, legitimate publication, TSA time stamp. In the case of film, TV and musical works, the applicant should also submit a compact disk.
2. Copyright Application Award and Copyright Protection Award (3 awards respectively)
   (1) Copyright Application Award: Enterprises, nonprofit organizations, social organizations and individuals that have actively utilized copyright resources, taken every possible measure to promote the publishing and communication of copyrighted works, converted copyright resources into social wealth, realized market values of copyrighted works and promoted the forging of industrial chain of copyright, and created great social and economic benefits.
   (2) Copyright Protection Award: Organizations or individuals that have actively asserted rights and interests for copyright holders, displayed an innovative spirit in copyright protection, explored and applied innovative methods and creatively resolved long-term problems that have existed in copyright protection. They have made an outstanding contribution to regulating the copyright market environment, regularizing the market order. They have created significant influences across the city and attracted extensive attention and good response in the society.
 3. “Excellent Copyright Manager Award” (5 awards): Have engaged in copyright work for more than two years and made outstanding achievements in copyright registration, copyright licensing and copyright system building of enterprises.
 4. Most Influential Enterprise Award for Copyright Industry (2 awards): Have an influence in respective industry, take the lead in the industry, obviously take a role in propelling copyright work in the industry and be representative to some extent.
5. “Special Contribution Award for Copyright Industry” (2 awards): Have strong awareness of social responsibility, exert the influence to support copyright industry, be dedicated to developing and enlarging the copyright industry, and play a significant role in developing the copyright industry with innovative methods and concepts.

V. Recommendation Method
   An organization can recommend itself or other applicants, and submit the candidate to the Secretariat of Shenzhen Copyright Society for rating by the panel.

VI. Submission of Materials
   An organizing or recommending organization must submit one paper copy and electronic copy of relevant application materials to the Secretariat of Shenzhen Copyright Society prior to November 20, 2015.
   Address: Room 602, 6F, Sida Plaza, 19 Meilin Road, Futian District, Shenzhen
   Tel：86185515, 86185519
   Email: scsorgcn@qq.com

VII. Table Download:

Application Form (Works Award).doc   Application Form (Application Award).doc  Application Form (Protection Award).doc

Application Form of Shenzhen Most Influential Enterprise Award for Copyright Industry.docx

Application Form of Shenzhen for Special Contribution Award for Copyright Industry.doc

Application Form for Shenzhen Excellent Copyright Manager.doc

Organizing Committee of Shenzhen Copyright Gold Award
Shenzhen Copyright Society
October 13, 2015