Can current affairs news be protected by copyright
Current affairs" are objective facts, "news" is a literary style, and "current affairs news" is the expression of certain objective facts in the style of "news". The so-called unprotected in copyright law "Current news" shall refer to expressions of specific objective facts that are restricted by the principle of merger or expressions that are not original.
2. The difference between current news and ordinary works
Compared with literal expressions, the visual expression of specific objective facts is less likely to be restricted by the principle of merging. Therefore, under normal circumstances, Visual expressions such as photo reports, picture reports, and audio and video reports do not belong to "current news" that is not protected under copyright law.
3. China's legal provisions
Article 22, Paragraph 4 of China’s Copyright Law stipulates: “Newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations and other media publish or broadcast other newspapers, periodicals, radio stations, television stations, etc. When the media publishes current affairs articles on political, economic, or religious issues, they may do so without the permission of the copyright owner and without payment of remuneration, but the name and title of the work must be specified, and other rights enjoyed by the copyright owner in accordance with this law must not be infringed. , except those that the author is not allowed to publish or broadcast. "This paragraph is about the fair use of "current affairs articles". Since the Copyright Law stipulates the fair use of "current affairs articles", it is obviously within the scope of protection of the Copyright Law. Otherwise, the fair use of "current affairs articles" The provisions are purely redundant. It can be seen that in the current law, unlike "current affairs news", "current affairs articles" are objects that should be protected by copyright law.
In recent years In recent years, with the development of media industrialization, news competition among media has become increasingly fierce. News reports have increasingly integrated the media’s own integration, processing, and value judgment of information resources, including more and more intelligence. Labor. Therefore, the "Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Copyright Civil Dispute Cases" issued by the Supreme Court also stipulates that the source must be indicated when disseminating and reporting current affairs news compiled by others;Anyone who publishes a work without indicating the author of the reprinted work and the source of the original newspaper or magazine shall bear civil responsibilities such as eliminating the impact and making an apology. At this point, it can be considered that current affairs news has received legal protection from copyright.
Through the above information, we can easily see that current affairs news is protected by law like ordinary works and has copyright. No one can plagiarize and reprint at will. If the above information cannot answer your questions, the Legal Savior Network also provides online lawyer consultation services. You are welcome to come for consultation.
