China's revised Copyright Law take effect, increasing the ceiling for statutory damages from 500,000 yuan (around $78515) to 5 million yuan, The Xinhua News Agency reported.
For intentional infringement in serious circumstances, punitive damages shall be applied at a value at least equal to damages but no more than five times that amount, according to the revised law.
It also changes the current wording of "cinematographic works and works created in a way similar to cinematography" to "audiovisual works," thus expanding the scope of copyright protection.
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