From China Daily:
According to a new regulation released by the ministry last December, all music that has been modified from its original form, including those for non-profit purposes, must first be submitted to the ministry, before being uploaded online. The regulation, however, does not extend to movies, plays and other historical works.
The regulation is at present targeted at a new art form called e’gao, popularized by such groups as the Back-Dorm Boys(ÂêéËàçÁî∑Áîü) from the Guangzhou Art Institute in South China’s Guangdong Province. By using Western pop songs as background music to their videos, the face-making, lip-syncing duo has caused quite a craze on popular websites such as YouTube (www.youtube.com )….[Full Text]
