How long is the protection period of copyright?

When it comes to copyright, I think the first thing many people think of is the protection of written works. Many people don’t know that in addition to protecting written works, copyright also protects music, dance, art, photography, computer software, etc. So how long is the protection period of copyright? The editor of Legal Savior Network has compiled the following content for you, hoping to help you.

What is the protection period of copyright?

1. Protection of the author’s right of signature, right of modification, and right to protect the integrity of the work Period is not limited.

2. For citizens’ works, the protection period of the right to publish and copyright property rights is the life of the author and fifty years after the death, ending on the fiftieth day after the death of the author. December 31st of the year; if it is a joint work, the deadline is December 31st of the fiftieth year after the death of the last author.

3. Film works and works created by methods similar to filmmaking, photographic works, works and copyrights (except for the right of authorship) of legal persons or other organizations are owned by legal persons or other organizations. The protection period of the right to publish and copyright property rights for professional works enjoyed by other organizations is fifty years, ending on December 31 of the fiftieth year after the work was first published. However, if the work has not been published within fifty years after the completion of the creation, the copyright The law no longer protects.

4. For a work whose author is unknown, the protection period of the rights stipulated in Article 10, Paragraph 1, Items 5 to 17 of the Copyright Law ends with the work. December 31, 50 years after first publication. After the author's identity is determined, the provisions of Article 21 of the Copyright Law shall apply.

5. For works that have not been published during the author's lifetime, if the author has not explicitly stated not to publish them, the right to publish them can be exercised by the heirs or legatees within 50 years after the author's death; If there is no heir and no one to be bequeathed, it shall be exercised by the owner of the original work.

Protected objects

(1) Written works; (2) Oral works; (3) Art works of music, drama, folk art, dance, and acrobatics; (4) Fine arts and architectural works; (5) Photographic works; (6) Film works and works created using methods similar to filmmaking; (7) Engineering design drawings and products Graphic works and model works such as design drawings, maps, schematic diagrams; (8) Computer software; (9) Other works stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

Unprotected objects

1. The works do not meet the substantive requirements, mainly including calendars, general tables, general tables and formulas

2. In order to protect the interests of the country or the public, it is not suitable to be protected by copyright law

(1) Laws, Regulations, resolutions, decisions, orders of state agencies and other documents of a legislative, administrative and judicial nature, and their official official translations;

(2) Current Affairs News ( Article 5 of the Implementation Regulations of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China stipulates that current news in the Copyright Law and these Regulations refers to pure factual news reported through newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media.)

Neighboring rights

1. Performers have the right to identify themselves and protect their performance image from distortion. The protection period is not limited; their property The rights protection period is fifty years, ending on December 31 of the fiftieth year after the performance.

2. The producer of the audio and video allows others to copy, The protection period for the right to distribute, rent, and disseminate to the public its audio and video recordings through information networks is 50 years from the first production. It ends on December 31 of the fiftieth year after the first production of the product.

3. Radio stations and television stations are entitled to rebroadcast, record/copy for 50 years from the first broadcast. Ending on December 31 of the fiftieth year after the first broadcast of the radio or television station.

4 The publisher has the right to license or prohibit others from using the layout design of the books and periodicals it publishes. The protection period is ten years, ending with the use of the layout design. December 31st of the tenth year after the books and periodicals were first published.

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