In The People's Republic of China
Article 20 of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China (1990) provides unlimited term of protection of the rights of authorship, alteration, and integrity of an author. As Article 55 of the same Law provides retroactive protection of unexpired term on the date of entry into force of this Law, the Chinese perpetual moral rights are retroactive as well. The 2001 version retains this provision and the original Article 55 becomes Article 59.
The Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China applies neither in Hong Kong nor in Macau because it is not listed in Annex III of the Hong Kong Basic Law or Annex III of the Macau Basic Law.
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