Plagiarism, unauthorized broadcasting, among other copyright theft cases, frequently take place in China's film and TV industry, the Copyright Society of China said on Sunday citing a recent seminar.
Weak copyright protection has resulted in little incentive for screenwriters, shoddy quality of films and TV series, a statement from the society said. This has become a bottleneck to China's film and TV industry, as the country is now the world's largest TV series producer and consumer.