Modern Social Science Research

In recent years, exclusive licensing for digital music copyright has sparked numerous controversies. While such licensing confers competitive advantages and is conducive to boosting copyright revenue, it is also prone to giving rise to a series of problems including market monopoly, impairment of consumers' rights and interests, and disputes over the legality of licensing practices. Against this backdrop, addressing the relevant anti-monopoly issues by virtue of copyright law has become a research hotspot in academic circles. Different from traditional copyright licensing, copyright licensing in the platform era presents many new characteristics, and the development of copyright owners is inevitably reliant on digital platforms. Therefore, on the premise of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of copyright owners, it is equally important to ensure the fairness and efficiency of market competition. It is necessary to improve the systems of collective management and centralized licensing of copyright in this new context. The governance of exclusive licensing for digital music copyright is a long-term and complex process, which requires the joint efforts of all stakeholders to strike a balance among administrative regulation, industrial development and the overall social interests.

Digital music copyright; Exclusive licensing; Anti-monopoly law; Collective management of copyright