Is there a fee to apply for copyright protection registration?
There is no charge for applying for copyright protection. It is a free form of legal protection. However, copyright protection has time limits in some aspects.
What is copyright protection
Copyright, also known as copyright, refers to the general term for the personal rights and property rights enjoyed by authors and other rights holders in literary, artistic and scientific works. The protection of copyright mainly includes the basic principles of copyright, the protection of the subject of copyright, the object of copyright protection, the content of copyright protection, the term of copyright protection, and the relevant legal liabilities for infringement.
Period of copyright protection
1. For citizens’ works, the right to publish and copyright are protected for the lifetime of the author and 50 years after his death, ending On December 31, 50 years after the author's death. For example, if A created a work on March 4, 1980, but did not publish it, and A died on October 1, 2000, then the protection period of his right of publication and copyright will be calculated from March 4, 1980. , and ends on December 31, 2050.
2. For works by legal persons or other organizations, as well as professional works whose copyright (except for the right of authorship) is enjoyed by legal persons or other organizations, the right of publication and copyright property rights are protected for 50 years, generally starting from the first time the work is first published. The calculation begins when the work is published and ends on December 31, 50 years after the work is first published. However, if the work has not been published within 50 years after its creation, the Copyright Law will no longer provide protection.
3. The protection period of the right of publication and copyright property rights of film works, works created by methods similar to filmmaking, and photographic works is 50 years, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after the work is first published, but If a work has not been published within 50 years after its creation, its copyright will no longer be protected.
4. The protection period of the right to publish and copyright property rights of collaborative works is the life of the author plus 50 years after the death of the last author, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after the death of the last author. For example, A and B created a work on March 4, 1980. If A died on August 1, 1990, and B died on October 1, 2000, then the right to publish and the copyright property rights of the work will be lost. The protection period will start from March 4, 1980 and end on December 31, 2050.
5. For works with unknown authors, the copyright protection period is 50 years, ending on December 31 of the 50th year after the work was first published.
So, there is no charge for applying for copyright protection. It is a free legal protection situation. However, copyright protection has time limits in some aspects. I hope everyone must pay attention to this to avoid economic consequences. losses. If your situation is more complex, Legal Savior Network also provides online lawyer consultation services, and you are welcome to seek legal consultation.
