China Music Copyright Association And China Fashion Designers Association Reached Strategic Cooperation On Music Copyright

On March 28, 2025, China Fashion Designers Association and China Music Copyright Association signed a strategic cooperation agreement on music copyright at the Starlight Night of China International Fashion Week (Spring). In the future, the two sides will carry out in-depth cooperation around intellectual property protection and high-quality development of the fashion industry.

Yang Jian, Executive Chairman of China Fashion Designers Association, and Liu Ping, Vice Chairman and Director General of China Music Copyright Association signed the contract on behalf of both parties. Chen Dapeng, Vice President of the China Textile Industry Federation and President of the China Garment Association, Xu Wei, Director of the Social Service Department of the Copyright Administration Bureau of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee and Second level Inspector, Chen Yu, the winner of the 28th China Fashion Design Golden Summit Award and Vice President of the Golden Summit Award Club, Sui Zhenchong, the winner of China's top ten fashion designers and designer of special step brands, and Cui Zige, a famous musician and singer, Dai Yuedong, a famous musician and songwriter, attended the signing ceremony and witnessed the signing of the two associations.

Fourth from the left: Chen Dapeng, Vice President of China Textile Industry Federation and President of China Garment Association; Third from the left: Xu Wei, Director of the Social Service Division of the Copyright Administration Bureau of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, and a second level inspector; First from the left: Yang Jian, Executive Chairman of China Fashion Designers Association; First from the right: Liu Ping, Vice Chairman and Director General of China Music Copyright Association; Third from the right: Chen Yu, the winner of the 28th China Fashion Design Golden Summit Award and the vice president of the Golden Summit Award Club; Second from the left: Sui Zhenchong, winner of China's Top Ten Fashion Designers and designer of special step brands; The fourth from the right: Cui Zige, a famous musician and singer; The second from the right: Dai Yuedong, a famous musician and songwriter.

In the fashion industry, the integration of music elements injects emotion and artistic appeal into products. However, how to help fashion industry practitioners to use music works legally and legally, avoid legal risks, and improve the overall level of copyright protection in the industry has become an important issue facing both the copyright field and the fashion industry - not only to protect the rights and interests of creators, but also to build a compliance channel for industrial innovation, so as to achieve a positive interaction between copyright and the fashion industry.

China Fashion Designers Association is a national non-profit social organization composed of fashion designers, professionals, well-known fashion brands, fashion media and model agencies. Since its establishment in 1993, the China Fashion Designers Association has always been committed to serving the industry and members, and has led and promoted the development of China's fashion industry by focusing on fashion activities. In recent years, in response to the urgent need for the integration of the fashion industry and music copyright, the China Fashion Designers Association has actively built a platform and explored solutions to promote the standardized development of the industry in the field of music use.

As the only music copyright collective management organization in China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan), the China Music Copyright Association has played an important role in China's music copyright protection and industrial development for many years, managing the copyright of more than 23 million music works of more than 3 million music creators worldwide, It also provides practical and effective copyright protection schemes for all sectors of society to use music works. The Music Writers Association not only effectively protects the rights and interests of music creators, but also builds an efficient and compliant copyright channel for music users in the industry by centralizing the rights of creators, unifying management, and unifying authorization.

Through this strategic cooperation, the two sides will establish four core cooperation mechanisms. First, establish a regular communication mechanism for leaders to timely report the dynamic information of their industries; Second, we will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation in the licensing and copyright protection of music works in the fashion industry; Third, establish and improve the copyright protection standards for music works in the fashion industry in an orderly manner; Fourth, jointly promote the intellectual property protection of the fashion industry, including music copyright, to achieve high-quality development.

This cross-border cooperation marks that the elements of music copyright are deeply integrated into the fashion industry ecological chain, and sends a clear signal to the society that art innovation needs a solid escort of the copyright system, and industrial development needs to be driven by the rule of law. With the gradual implementation of the cooperation mechanism, fashion platforms such as China International Fashion Week have gradually begun to build a music copyright compliance system.

When copyright protection becomes the consensus of the fashion industry, when the sense of rule of law is integrated into the development of the industry, I believe that in the future, the collision between music and fashion will certainly lead to a more vibrant form of cultural creativity. The industry will jointly write a new chapter in the integration and development of music copyright and fashion industry, and contribute to the long-term healthy prosperity of China's cultural and creative industries.

(Source: China Fashion Designers Association)