1. How long does it take to register a computer software copyright and issue a certificate?
1. Software copyright The registration time is 60 days. For software copyright registration, the China Copyright Protection Center shall review the accepted application within 60 days from the date of acceptance. If the application meets the regulations, it will be registered, a corresponding registration certificate will be issued, and an announcement will be made. In case of any of the following circumstances, registration will not be granted and the applicant will be notified in writing:
(1) The form is incomplete and irregular, and the form is not completed within the specified time limit Internally corrected.
(2) The identification materials submitted do not meet the regulations.
(3) The name of the software and the signature of the right holder appearing in the application documents are inconsistent, and no supporting documents have been submitted.
(4) There is a dispute over the ownership of the software applied for registration.
If the China Copyright Protection Center requires the applicant to supplement or correct other registration materials, the applicant shall make the supplements within 30 days. If the applicant fails to make the supplements within the time limit, the application will be deemed to have been withdrawn.
2. Legal basis: "Computer Software Copyright Registration Methods" Article 20, China Copyright Protection Center shall review the accepted documents within 60 days from the date of acceptance. Application. If the application complies with the provisions of the Regulations and these Measures, it will be registered, a corresponding registration certificate will be issued, and it will be announced.
2. How many years is the software copyright registration certificate valid for?
1. The software copyright begins after the software development is completed.Produced on the date. For software copyrights of natural persons, the protection period is the natural person’s lifetime and 50 years after his or her death, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after the death of the natural person; for software developed through cooperation, the protection period expires on December 31 of the 50th year after the death of the last natural person. March 31st. The protection period for software copyrights of legal persons or other organizations is 50 years, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after the software was first published. However, software that has not been published within 50 years from the date of completion of development will no longer be protected.
2. In other words, the software copyright of a natural person is automatically generated after the software development is completed. There is no interval between the development completion date and the first publication date. Its protection The term is the author's speaking year plus 50 years. For software copyrights of legal persons or other organizations, the protection period ranges from the date of completion of development to the date of first publication, and the 50-year protection period is calculated from the date of first publication. In fact, the period from completion of development to first publication is also the protection period. . If the first release date of a certain software is December 22, 2008, then its protection period is December 31, 2058. Theoretically, the validity period of this certificate is the same as the protection period of the software.
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