2026 International Copyright Forum Opens in Dunhuang to Address Digital Era Creative Industries

China News Service reported that the 2026 International Copyright Forum opened on November 2 in Dunhuang, Gansu, organized by the National Copyright Administration of China and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Themed around copyright and creative industries in the digital intelligence era, the gathering focuses on copyright opportunities and challenges amid the impact of artificial intelligence, alongside cultural heritage preservation and creative economy growth. World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Daren Tang stated during the opening address that copyright serves not merely as a legal system regulating work usage, but also carries deep value in encouraging creation, facilitating exchange, and helping creators derive income and convert creativity into economic opportunities. Organized collaboratively by the Gansu Provincial Copyright Bureau, the Dunhuang Municipal People's Government, and the Copyright Society of China, the three-day event also released copyright, folk literature and art, and tourism case projects, alongside 2026 China copyright stories.

A concurrent exhibition highlighted the Dunhuang Academy's digital resource copyright governance system, which utilized blockchain confirmation, artificial intelligence monitoring, and hierarchical licensing to enable cross-border sharing of cultural relic resources reaching 78 countries.