Are works without copyright application protected by law?

Although copyright registration is one of the effective ways to prove copyright, unregistered works also enjoy copyright protection. Unauthorized use of other people's works constitutes infringement, and copyright holders can safeguard their rights and interests through legal means. If necessary, you can entrust the professional legal consulting platform of Legal Savior Network to find a lawyer for consultation. Please see the detailed answers from the editor of Legal Savior Network below. I hope it can help you.

1. Are works that have not applied for copyright protected by law?

No application has been made Copyrighted works also enjoy copyright protection in law. According to the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China, as long as the work is created and fixed on a certain medium (such as paper, electronic files, etc.), it automatically owns copyright without additional application procedures. This means that once a work is created, the author automatically becomes the subject of the copyright and has the right to prohibit others from copying, displaying, distributing or modifying his work without authorization.

Nevertheless, copyright registration can provide the author with stronger legal evidence and support, which may be very useful in the rights protection process. Copyright registration helps prove the legal rights of a work and provides key evidence when infringement occurs, making the rights protection process simpler and more direct.

[Legal Basis]

"Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China"

Article 2. Works by Chinese citizens, legal persons or unincorporated organizations, whether published or not, shall enjoy copyright in accordance with this Law.

The copyrights enjoyed by foreigners and stateless persons in their works are based on the agreement signed between the country of origin or habitual residence of the author and China or the international treaty to which both parties are a party. protected by this law.

If the works of foreigners or stateless persons are first published in China, they shall enjoy copyright in accordance with this Law.

The works of authors and stateless persons from countries that have not signed an agreement with China or jointly participated in international treaties are published for the first time in a member country of an international treaty that China is a party to. or published simultaneously in a member state and a non-member state, shall be protected by this law.

2. Does the copyright of online novels belong to the website or the author?

The copyright of online novels belongs to the author. The copyright of online novels refers to the rights that authors of literary works have over their works.

The copyright of novels belongs to the author, who refers to the person who created the work. The author of a novel can transfer the copyright. After the author's work is signed with a literary website, the work is authorized to the website. If the work of a foreigner or a stateless person is first published in China, the copyright will start from the date of publication in China. Protected by Chinese law.