How to register book copyright and what materials are needed

Materials required to register a book copyright include: Work registration form; original or copy of the work; copies, photos, and samples of some manuscripts; identity certificate of the author or other copyright holder or proof of ownership of the rights to the work, etc. Regarding the question of how to register book copyright and what materials are required, the editor of Legal Savior Network will answer it in detail for you below.

1. How to register book copyright and what materials are required

1. Book copyright Materials required for registration include: work registration form; original or copy of the work; copies, photos, and samples of part of the manuscript; identity certificate of the author or other copyright holder or proof of ownership of the rights to the work, etc.

2. Legal basis:

Article 4 of the "Trial Measures for Voluntary Registration of Works", Applicants for work registration shall be the author, other citizens, legal persons or unincorporated entities that enjoy copyright, and the owners of exclusive rights and their agents.

Article 8: When applying for registration of a work, the author or other copyright holder should present proof of identity or provide proof of ownership of the rights to the work (such as a copy of the cover and copyright page (copies, partial manuscripts, photos, samples, etc.), fill in the work registration form, and pay the registration fee. Other copyright owners who apply for work registration should also present proof of the identity of the copyright owner (for example, an heir should present proof of heir identity; the client who entrusts a work should present an entrustment contract). The owner of exclusive rights should produce a contract evidencing his or her exclusive rights.

Article 9: After the registered work has been verified by the works registration authority, the works registration authority will issue a work registration certificate. The work registration certificate shall be produced by the registration authority according to the sample attached to these Measures. The verification period of the registration authority is one month, which is calculated from the date when the registration authority receives all application materials submitted by the applicant.

2. How to apply for a work copyright registration certificate

Application form for work registration (standard format provided by the work registration authority); author or other worksIdentification documents of the right holder: author’s identity certificate (copy, author’s signature is required); industrial and commercial registration certificate of a legal person or unincorporated unit or other relevant supporting documents (copy); identity document of heir (copy); commissioned work The entrustment contract (copy); the cooperation agreement or contract of the co-authors and the identity certificate of each co-author (copy).

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