Abstract:Copyright protection is of great significance to the development of China"s copyright industry. This paper constructs an indicator system based on the relevant data of 2016 in China, and measures the key factors of copyright protection, the copyright protection intensity, and combines foreign investment, the number of urban unit people employed in the culture, sports and entertainment industries, the investment in fixed assets in the cultural, sports, and entertainment industries, and the average number of students in schools per 100,000 population at all levels to analyze the mechanism of copyright protection on the development of the copyright industry. The study found that the intensity of copyright protection, foreign investment, and the number of urban unit people employed in the culture, sports and entertainment industries have positive effects on the development of the copyright industry in different degrees. The other two factors are not significant, and accordingly promote the suggestions of developing the copyright industry in China.