How long is the protection period for copyrighted works?

Since modern times, we all know that copyright is recognized by national law and is one of the protected legal rights of individuals. Anyone who borrows other people's works to publish or make profits must pay relevant fees. Of course, such protection is also There is a time limit, so how long is the protection period for works? The editor of Legal Savior Network has compiled the following content, hoping it will be helpful to you.

How long is the copyright protection period?

Generally, the protection period of copyright is 50 years, The author's right to authorize, modify, and protect the integrity of the workhas no protection period.

"Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China"Article 20 The protection period of the author’s right of signature, right of modification, and right of protecting the integrity of the work is not limited.

"Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China" 》Article 21: Citizens’ works, their right to publish, and the rights stipulated in Article 10, Paragraph 1, Items (5) to (17) of this Law The protection period is the life of the author and fifty years after his death, ending on December 31 of the fiftieth year after the death of the author; if it is a collaborative work, it will end on December 31 of the fiftieth year after the death of the last author. day.

Works and copyrights (except for the right of authorship) of legal persons or other organizations, professional works and film works enjoyed by legal persons or other organizations and works and photographic works created by methods similar to filmmaking, the right of publication, this ActThe protection period of the rights stipulated in Items (5) to (17) of Paragraph 1 of Article 10 is fifty years, ending on December 31 of the fiftieth year after the first publication of the work, but the period of time since the completion of the work If the work is not published within the next fifty years, it will no longer be protected by this law.

It can be seen that no matter what kind of work it is, the copyright protection period is generally 50 years.The author's right of signature, right of modification, and right to protect the integrity of the work has no protection period. Of course, the rights involved in the work are often very complicated, so if any rights related to the work appear If you have any disputes, you can also consult a lawyer to resolve them. The Legal Savior website also provides online lawyer consultation services. You are welcome to have legal consultation.