Notice for the Eighth Shenzhen Copyright Gold Award Selection Activity

With the support and guidance of the Guangdong Provincial Copyright Bureau, Shenzhen Market Supervision Administration (Shenzhen Intellectual Property Bureau), and other relevant departments, the Eighth Shenzhen Copyright Gold Award selection activity, co-organized by the Shenzhen Copyright Association, Shenzhen Broadcasting Corporation, and Shenzhen Press Group, will be launched in late September 2019, with the deadline for submissions in mid-November, expert review in late November, and the award ceremony in mid-December. This initiative aims to recognize enterprises and outstanding workers who have achieved remarkable results in copyright creation, utilization, protection, and management in 2019.

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### I. Purpose of the Activity

Copyright is one of the three pillars of intellectual property rights, alongside patents and trademarks. Compared to industrial property rights, copyright represents the monetization of cultural values, possessing not only unique social attributes but also significant economic characteristics. The establishment of the Copyright Gold Award aims to:

- **Encourage creation** and promote the continuous emergence of outstanding cultural achievements.
- **Promote the utilization and protection of copyrights** to foster innovation and development in related industries such as news publishing, broadcasting, film and television, literature and art, creative design, and animation and gaming. This will drive balanced development of the city's soft and hard power, enhance copyright awareness in Shenzhen's cultural and creative industries, and positively impact the legal environment for innovation, respect for copyrights, and copyright protection. As the only significant copyright-related event in this year's Creative December activities, the Shenzhen Copyright Gold Award seeks to identify typical cases that transform creative works into marketable products, thereby leading the way in enhancing design innovation and promoting high-quality development in the copyright industry.

The awards are divided into six categories, totaling 30 awards:

- **Copyright Works Gold Award** (10 awards)
- **Copyright Utilization Gold Award** (5 awards)
- **Copyright Protection Gold Award** (5 awards)
- **Excellent Copyright Manager Award** (5 awards)
- **Annual Copyright Registration Title Award** (3 awards)
- **Annual Copyright Industry Emerging Enterprise Award** (2 awards)

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### III. Selection Scope

The "Copyright Works Gold Award," "Copyright Utilization Gold Award," "Copyright Protection Gold Award," "Excellent Copyright Manager Award," "Annual Copyright Registration Title Award," and "Annual Copyright Industry Emerging Enterprise Award" are primarily open to enterprises, institutions, and individuals in Shenzhen.

For the **Works Award**, applicants must submit their works, which can include:

1. **Literary works**: Published literary works, screenplays, etc.
2. **Music works**
3. **Anime works**: Animation designs, comic works, and game designs.
4. **Applied art works**: Industrial designs, graphic designs, jewelry designs, and fashion designs.
5. **Film and television works**

For other awards, applicants must provide a detailed introduction with images and a recommendation form.

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### IV. Selection Criteria

#### 1. Works Award (10 awards)

- The work must be original, with innovative methods and content that are positive, widely disseminated, and highly recognized by society.
- It should have significant economic and social benefits and a certain market share.
- Applicants must submit relevant ownership proofs for their works, such as copyright registration certificates, original manuscripts or drafts, legal publications, or electronic copyright filing certificates. For film and music works, applicants must submit CDs.

#### 2. Copyright "Utilization Award, Protection Award" (5 awards each)

- **Utilization Award**: This award recognizes entities, groups, or individuals who actively leverage copyright resources to promote the distribution and dissemination of copyright works, convert copyright resources into social wealth, realize the market value of copyright works, and generate significant economic and social benefits.
- **Protection Award**: This award is for units or individuals who have demonstrated capability, action, and innovation in copyright protection, significantly impacting the copyright market environment, regulating market order, and generating major influence and positive social responses in the copyright and judicial fields.

#### 3. Excellent Copyright Manager Award (5 awards)

- This award is for individuals who have been professionally engaged in copyright work for over two years and have achieved outstanding results in corporate copyright registration, authorization, and system building.

#### 4. Annual Copyright Registration Title Award (3 awards)

- This award recognizes entities whose original copyright work registration volume ranks at the forefront of the industry, significantly promoting corporate copyright protection and utilization, and having a representative status.

#### 5. Annual Copyright Industry Emerging Enterprise Award (2 awards)

- This award recognizes enterprises that actively support the development of the copyright industry and have shown significant achievements in copyright innovation, utilization, protection, and management. These enterprises have made outstanding contributions in the creation and dissemination of literary, artistic, and scientific works, especially since 2019, by adhering to innovative concepts and thinking, and significantly enhancing their competitiveness and market share through a robust copyright and asset management mechanism.

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### V. Recommendation Methods

Participants can be recommended by industry organizations or relevant institutions, or they can self-recommend. After receiving the application materials, the Secretariat of the Shenzhen Copyright Association will organize a panel of experts for on-site evaluation.

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### VI. Submission of Materials

Organizations recommending candidates can submit one set of the following materials to the Secretariat of the Copyright Association by November 15, 2019:

- Selection materials in both paper and electronic formats
- PPT introduction

**Submission Address**:  
Room 603, 6th Floor, Building 6, Shenzhen Bay Technology and Ecology Park, Shahe West Road, Nanshan District, Shenzhen

**Contact Person**:  
Ye Wenjie, Zhang Chunfeng

**Contact Numbers**:  
86546257, 86716210, 86185519

**Email Address**:  
szscgp@126.com

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**Shenzhen Copyright Gold Award Organizing Committee**  
**Shenzhen Copyright Association**  
September 20, 2019