Is there any copyright in dance?

In our lives, many books and artistic Works have copyrights. If we want to protect our rights, we can apply for copyright protection from the relevant departments. So if it is dance, can we have copyrights? Below, in order to help everyone better understand the relevant legal knowledge, the editor of Legal Savior Network has compiled the following content. I hope it will be helpful to you.

Does dance have copyright?

Article 37 of the Copyright Law When using other people's works for performances, performers (actors, performance units) should obtain permission from the copyright owner and pay remuneration. The performance organizer organizes the performance, obtains permission from the copyright holder, and pays remuneration.

To perform performances using works resulting from the adaptation, translation, annotation, and arrangement of existing works, the copyright owner and original author of the adaptation, translation, annotation, and arrangement must be obtained The copyright holder of the work obtains permission and pays remuneration.

Article 38 Performers have the following rights regarding their performances:

(1 ) Indicate the identity of the performer;

(2) Protect the performance image from distortion;

(3) Allow others to broadcast and publicly transmit their live performances, and receive compensation;

(4) Allow others to record and video record, and receive compensation;

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(5) Allow others to copy and distribute audio and video recordings of their performances, and receive compensation;

(6) Allow others to disseminate their performances to the public through information networks and receive remuneration.

The licensee who uses the work in the manner specified in items (3) to (6) of the previous paragraph shall also obtain permission from the copyright owner and pay remuneration.

According to the relevant laws of our country, the following behaviors are copyright infringements:

1 , publishing his or her works without the permission of the copyright owner;

2. Publish a work created in collaboration with others as a work created alone without the permission of the co-author;

3. Without participating in the creation, in order to seek personal fame and gain, sign on other people's works;

4. Distort or tamper with other people's works;

5. Plagiarizing other people's works;

6. Exhibiting or filming without the permission of the copyright owner Films and the use of works in a manner similar to filmmaking, or the use of works in adaptation, translation, annotation, etc., unless otherwise provided for by the Copyright Law;

7 , Use of other people’s works for which remuneration should be paid but has not been paid;

8. Unauthorized film works and works created with methods similar to filmmaking, computer software, The copyright owner of audio and video products or the copyright-related right holder permits the publication of his or her works or audio and video products, unless otherwise provided for by the Copyright Law;

9 , Using the layout design of books and periodicals published by the publisher without the permission of the publisher;

10. Without the permission of the performer, from live broadcast or public transmission Live performances or recordings of performances;

11. Other acts that infringe copyright and neighboring rights.

Therefore, when determining that a certain act is infringing, the above conditions need to be met.

The above content is the relevant answer. Normally, if it is a dance or song, you can apply for copyright. At this time, after we apply for copyright, if others If you perform privately without permission, you will need to compensate the copyright owner. If you have other legal questions, you can consult the relevant lawyers on the Legal Savior Network.