What are the steps for copyright registration
Registration instructions
Registration of works is not a necessary procedure for obtaining copyright. Registration of works is voluntary. Regardless of whether the work is registered or not, the copyright obtained by the author or other copyright owners in accordance with the law will not be affected. However, copyright registration can help resolve copyright disputes caused by copyright ownership and can provide preliminary evidence for resolving copyright disputes. Works registration authority: The copyright bureaus of each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government are responsible for the registration of works by authors or other copyright holders within their respective jurisdictions. The National Copyright Administration is responsible for the registration of works by authors or other copyright holders from foreign countries and Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.Registration method
You can choose to register with the Copyright Office yourself or entrust a copyright agency to register.
Author conditions
Must have creative ability; must actually carry out creative activities and create Works were published.
The works protected by copyright mainly fall into the following categories:
1. Text works: Novels, essays, essays, poems, scripts, academic papers, books, journals, textbooks, letters. Diaries, newspapers, advertising slogans. Not all works that appear in the form of written works are written works such as calligraphy, which are a type of art work.
2. Oral works: impromptu speeches, lectures, court debates and other works expressed in oral and verbal forms.
3. Musical works: songs, symphonies and other works with or without words that can be sung or performed.
4. Drama works: dramas, operas, local operas and other works created for stage performancesProduct, like a script. (opera script, drama script, opera script, dance drama script)
5. Folk art works: cross talk, single string, storytelling, jokes, quick script, fast script , **Dagu, **Dagu, Xihe Dagu, **Pendant and other forms of rap scripts.
6. Dance works: The design of dance movements and the arrangement of programs can be recorded in text or other specific ways. For example, dance works can be expressed in the form of dance scores. Such as "positioning dance notation method"
7. Acrobatics Artistic works: Scripts created for performances such as car racing, ventriloquism, bowling, tightrope walking, lion dancing, magic, etc.
8. Art works: refers to paintings, calligraphy, sculptures, etc., two-dimensional or three-dimensional plastic art works with aesthetic significance composed of lines, colors or other methods. .Pure art works: sketches, oil paintings, Chinese paintings, prints, watercolors, corporate logos, trademark graphics. .Practical art works: ceramic art
9. Architectural works: design drawings of buildings or paintings, photography, etc. with buildings as the core.
10. Photographic works: pictures that objectively record the image of objects.
11. Film works and works created using methods similar to filmmaking: film works (sound, silent), television works, video works, etc.
12. Graphic works: engineering design drawings, product design drawings, maps, circuit diagrams, anatomical diagrams
13. Model works: three-dimensional works made of a certain proportion, such as miniature landscapes.
14. Computer software: computer programs and related documents. .Computer program includes: source program and target program. The Source and Object Texts of the same program shall be deemed to be the same work. .Documents: programming instructions, flow charts, user manuals, etc.
15. Folk literary and artistic works: mythological stories, folk fables, folk legends, folk operas, folk songs, folk songs, folk music, folk dances, folk plastic arts and Folk architectural art, etc.
Period of protection
1. The protection period of the author’s personal rights such as right of signature, right of modification, right to protect the integrity of the work, etc. is not limited.
2. For citizens’ works, the right to publish and the 14 property rights stipulated in the Copyright Law are protected for the life of the author and fifty years after his death, ending on December 31st of the fiftieth year after the death of the author; if it is a joint work, the deadline is December 31st of the fiftieth year after the death of the last author.
3. Works and copyrights (excluding the right of authorship) of legal persons or other organizations. For professional works owned by legal persons or other organizations, the right of publication and the 14 property rights stipulated in the Copyright Law are protected for fifty years, ending on the date of the work. December 31, the fiftieth year after first publication, but if the work has not been published within fifty years from the completion of creation, this law will no longer protect it.
4 .The protection period of the right to publish and the 14 property rights stipulated in the Copyright Law for film works, works created by methods similar to filmmaking, and photographic works is fifty years, ending on December 31 of the fiftieth year after the work was first published. date, but if the work has not been published within fifty years since its creation, the copyright law will no longer protect it.
Process
Submit the work—copyright power of attorney—submit (copy of business license, copy of ID card)—payment—acceptance—review—certificate (30 working days)
Required materials
Documents that should be submitted when applying for work registration include: identification and proof of work rights Proof of ownership (such as: copies of the cover and copyright page, copies and photos of part of the manuscript, samples, etc.).
Other copyright holders should also provide proof Proof of the identity of the copyright holder (for example, the heir should present the identity certificate of the heir; the client of the entrusted work should present the entrustment contract).
The owner of the exclusive right should present his/her identity certificate. A contract with exclusive rights. Specifically, it includes the following contents: 1. Work registration form (in duplicate) 2. Work registration application 3. Copyright agency letter 4. Rights guarantee letter 5. Work creation instructions 6. Legal person's works: 1. Copy of business license (A4) 2. Copy of ID card of legal representative (A4) Unincorporated unit: Copy of ID card (A4)4)7. Copies of registered works and proof of ownership of rights (or agreement). 8. For registration of art works, two copies of the 155*115 (mm) work should be submitted. 9. Computer software registration materials: Computer software copyright registration application form. Computer software copyright transfer and exclusive license contract registration application form. Computer software copyright change or supplementary registration application form.
The above content is the relevant answer. Recently, when saving things, the relevant steps cannot be omitted. We need to submit the work when registering copyright. , carry out copyright entrustment and submit relevant materials. After payment, the application will be accepted, then reviewed, and finally the certificate will be issued. If you have other legal questions, you can consult the relevant lawyers on the Legal Savior Network.