AI-generated short dramas are becoming increasingly popular online. As more and more people are using AI to create short dramas and the revenue prize increases, an important legal issue has come up: can AI short drama be protected under copyright law, and if someone copied this short drama, what can the creator do to protect their copyright?

Shanghai's copyright landscape saw key developments over the last year, as the city’s Copyright Bureau unveiled its annual list of 10 high-impact copyright cases in July 2025.