Generally, it starts after the first publication and ends on December 31, the fiftieth year after the work was first published.
Copyright can be divided into personal rights and property rights. The personal rights of the copyright include the right of publication, signature, modification and the right to protect the integrity of the work. The property rights of the copyright include the right of reproduction, distribution, rental, exhibition, performance, screening, broadcasting, exhibition, performance, and screening. Broadcasting rights and information network dissemination rights.
The Copyright Law has different protection periods for the personal rights and property rights of works, and also has different provisions for the protection periods of property rights based on the subject of the copyright and the nature of the work. , here I have made a simple summary. If there are any shortcomings or omissions, please feel free to enlighten me.
Personal rights of copyright are the rights that the author enjoys based on the law based on the work, with personal interests and identity interests as the content. This kind of right is permanent and exclusive. Except for the right of publication, the protection of other personal rights has no time limit and is permanently protected by law. At the same time, all personal rights of the work are exclusive to the author and cannot be transferred or inherited.
There are certain limitations on the protection period of copyright property rights and publication rights. The protection periods vary depending on the copyright subject and the nature of the work:
(1) The author of the work is a citizen, and the protection period of his or her property rights is the lifetime of the author plus 50 years after his death. After the author dies, the protection period begins on January 1 of the year following the author's death, and expires on December 31 of the 50th year.
(2) For professional works owned by legal persons or other organizations, the copyright protection period is 50 years, but the work has not been published within 50 years since its creation. , no longer protected by copyright law.
(3) The right to publish and copyright in film works and works similar to film-making methods, photographic works, and copyright in photographic works shall be protected for 50 years. As of December 31, the 50th year after the work was first published, but if the work has not been published within 50 years since its creation, its copyright will no longer be protected.
(4) The protection period for the right to publish collaborative works and copyright property rights is the life of the author plus 50 years after death, but the 50-year periodThe starting point is the death time of the last co-author to die.
(5) For works with unknown authors, the copyright protection period is 50 years, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after the work was first published. However, once the author's identity is determined, the general provisions of copyright law apply.
(6) Publishers have copyright property rights in the layout designs of the books and periodicals they publish. The protection period of this right is 10 years, ending with the use of the layout design. December 31 of the 10th year after the first publication of the book or periodical.
(7) The copyright protection period for audio and video works is 50 years, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after the first publication of the work.
(8) Radio stations and television stations have the right to rebroadcast the broadcasts and television broadcasts, record them on audio and video carriers, and copy the audio and video carriers. The protection period of this right It lasts for 50 years, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after broadcast.
