How long is the protection period for foreigners’ copyrights?

How long is the protection period for the property rights of foreigners?

Foreigners and stateless persons whose works meet the following conditions and are "first published in China" can obtain the qualification of Chinese copyright holders. Its copyright is protected by the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China, and its property rights are also protected. Foreigners and stateless persons enjoy the same treatment as Chinese copyright owners in calculating the period of protection of their copyrights. The period of protection of their copyrights starts from the date the work is first published and ends on the 12th day of the fiftieth year after the death of the copyright owner. The thirty-first day of the month.

Whether the property rights of foreigners and stateless persons enjoy the protection period stipulated in the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China depends on whether the foreigner becomes a Chinese copyright owner.

Foreigners and stateless persons to obtain Chinese copyright owners must meet one of the following three conditions:

1. Works of foreigners or stateless persons shall be submitted in accordance with the agreement signed between the country of origin or habitual residence of the author and China or the international treaty to which both countries are party;

2. Works by foreigners and stateless persons are first published in China;

3. Authors from countries that have not signed an agreement with China or jointly participated in international treaties and foreign The works of persons and stateless persons are published for the first time in a member state of an international treaty to which China is a party, or are published simultaneously in member states and non-member states.

Among the above three conditions, "the work is first published in China" means that the work of a foreigner or a stateless person is published in China and meets one of the following circumstances:

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1. The works of foreigners and stateless persons have never been published in any country and are first published in China through legal procedures;

2. Works by foreigners or stateless persons are first published outside China and then published within China within thirty days;

3. Foreign countries The works of persons and stateless persons have never been published in any country. They will be published in China after being adapted and translated with authorization.