I want to ask, I open a coffee shop in Harbin, where movies are shown, but there is no charge for watching movies. Do I need to pay copyright tax or apply for a screening license?

Your situation is similar to playing background music in a coffee shop, which is a means to create a good atmosphere in the business place and attract customers for free.

Article 10 (10) of China's Copyright Law stipulates that the right of projection refers to the right to make art, photography, movies and works created in a way similar to filming through projectors, slide projectors and other technical equipment public on the Internet.

The copyright owner may, in accordance with the agreement or the relevant provisions of the copyright law, permit him to exercise the right of projection and get paid.

It can be seen from the legal provisions that whether authorization is needed is not whether it is directly profitable, but whether it is open. So you have to get permission to use this way, otherwise it will cause infringement.

As for "Easy Branch". Com ","the relevant laws are not perfect, or the implementation time is not in place. It is very likely that you should not spend this money. " Is not accurate. It can only be said that the licensing work is not carried out thoroughly now, and the legal provisions are still perfect, including the charging standards, which were also publicized by the National Copyright Administration last year. I hope you will consider this matter carefully to avoid unnecessary legal disputes.