1. How long is the validity period of software copyright?
1. The validity period of software copyright is The lifetime of a natural person and 50 years after death, and the 50 years after the first publication of software by a legal person or other organization.
2. Legal basis: Article 14 of the "Computer Software Protection Regulations"
Software Copyright arises from the date of completion of software development.
For a natural person’s software copyright, 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 natural person’s death; the software is If jointly developed, it ends on December 31 of the 50th year after the death of the last natural person.
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 is first published, but the software is self-developed If the work is not published within 50 years from the date of completion, it will no longer be protected by this Regulation.
2. Definition of ownership of computer software copyright
1. The software copyright belongs to the software developer, that is, the legal person or other organization that actually organizes the development, directly conducts the development, and is responsible for the developed software; or A natural person who independently completes software development relying on his own conditions and takes responsibility for the software.
2. For cooperatively developed software, the ownership of the copyright shall be stipulated in a written contract signed by the co-developers. If there is no written contract or the contract does not clearly stipulate, if the jointly developed software can be divided and used, the developers can independently enjoy the copyright for the parts developed by them; if the jointly developed software cannot be divided and used, the copyright shall be jointly enjoyed by all co-developers.
3. Accept the software developed by others, and the otherThe ownership of the copyright shall be stipulated in a written contract signed by the client and the trustee; if there is no written contract or the contract does not clearly stipulate, the copyright shall be enjoyed by the trustee.
4. For software developed with tasks assigned by state agencies, the ownership and exercise of copyright shall be stipulated in the project assignment letter or contract; this is not specified in the project assignment letter or contract. As stipulated in the regulations, software copyright shall be enjoyed by the legal person or other organization that accepts the task.
I hope the above content will be helpful to you. If you have other questions, you can click the button below for consultation, or go to the Legal Savior Network to consult a professional lawyer.
No comments yet. Say something...