How to apply for copyright

We should know that copyright belongs to a work once it is created. However, Works often encounter problems similar to infringement during the market circulation process. In order to protect their legitimate rights and interests and eliminate the hidden dangers of difficulty in obtaining evidence, they generally apply for copyright registration with the Copyright Office after the product creation is completed. How to apply for copyright? The above issues are introduced to you in detail by the editor of Legal Savior Network. I hope it will be helpful to you.

How to apply for copyright

Copyright registration can be applied to the National Copyright Bureau or to the Provincial Copyright Bureau. The fees for both are the same, the validity of the certificate is the same, and the registration time is similar. Relatively speaking, in the National Copyright Bureau There are many applications for copyright registration;

The subject of copyright registration can be an enterprise or an individual, and the registration subject can be flexibly arranged according to needs.

Materials to be submitted for work registration

1. Works Registration application form (standard format provided by the work registration authority);

2. Identity documents of the author or other copyright holders: Author's identity certificate (copy required Signature of the author); industrial and commercial registration certificate or other relevant supporting documents of a legal person or unincorporated unit (copy); identity document of the heir (copy); commission contract for the commissioned work (copy); cooperation agreement or contract of the co-author and identification certificates (copies) of each co-author.

3. Document proving the copyright ownership of the work: cover of the work And a copy of the copyright page; a copy or sample of part or all of the manuscript of the written work; a chapter list of the work; a copy of the original manuscript of an art work, photographic work, or a photo of the work; the envelope or photo of a film and television work, audio-visual product, or sample tape (film) ;Exclusive rights license agreement (copy).

4. Work description

Writing requirements:

(1) Introduction to the work, text works require an explanation of the number of words in the article;

(2) Creation process and creativity of the work;

(3) The time when the work was completed, and indicate whether it was an independent creation;

( 4) Indicate whether the work has been published and how it was published. If it has not been published, when do you plan to publish it and how do you plan to publish it?

5. The agent’s power of attorney and its identity document (copy).

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